An excerpt from an interview with Bob Horton, conducted on November 30, 1994 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Horton discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
An excerpt from an interview with Charlie Howell, conducted on January 5, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Howell discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
A photograph of Lawrence Avenue Church of Christ located at 904 Lawrence Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. The church building was constructed in approximately 1912 as the Lawrence Avenue Christian Church, and has seen many different congregations...
An undated photograph of the second governor's mansion located at 2118 West End Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee. The squarish, buff-colored brick structure was originally a residence built by C. T. Cheek, a wealthy wholesale grocer, circa 1910. It was...
A photograph of the Greek Republic flag presented to the American Legion and State of Tennessee, Sunday, September 6, 1931 at the Parthenon in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee. The flag was presented to the state of Tennessee on the steps of...
25; East; 10; 40.0x40.0; 336; I; 02/03/1846; Norton, Joseph W. 1792-1846; Horton, Sophie W. (Davis) 1799-1874; Fall, Alexander 1816-1866; Fall, Alice 1848-1856; Mayson, Frances M. 1811-1846; Nevins, Anna Mayson 1845-1919; Trimble, Anna W. 1821-1852...
1 map; 58 x 75 cm. The first page of a two-page index to a plat map of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, originally published in 1908 by G.M. Hopkins Company. This index lists the names of all streets appearing on the map with their corresponding...
A photograph of workshop leaders and participants at the 25th Anniversary Session and meeting of Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee on August 31, 1957. Myles Horton and Don West founded Highlander Folk School in Grundy County, Tennessee,...
Pamphlet of the history of the Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee. The pamphlet tells of Highlander's origins, history, programs, administration, and support. In 1932, Myles Horton, a native Tennessean educated at Cumberland University...
Based on a 1903 gospel version by Reverend Charles Tindley of Philadelphia, and in 1946, the song for striking employees of the American Tobacco Company, "We Shall Overcome" spread through the country as an anthem for southern African American...