An original political cartoon created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to the early 1970s. This caricature depicts Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev standing atop Cuba in the Caribbean, while holding...
An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to early 1970s. This caricature depicts President Lyndon Baines Johnson with a "Civil Rights Hop Program Dance" card in his...
A photograph of former Nashville Mayor Ben West and former Metro Mayor Beverly Briley on Hillbilly Day, September 29, 1962. Unidentified residents of Madison present West and Briley with an "Annexashun Proclamashun" that will include all...
A photograph of former Mayor Beverly Briley removing Nashville city limit sign, circa 1962. Many city limit signs were initially removed due to the City of Nashville's annexation of large portions of Davidson County. The remaining signs were...
A photograph of former Mayor Beverly Briley and others removing Nashville city limit sign, circa 1962. Many city limit signs were initially removed due to the City of Nashville's annexation of large portions of Davidson County. The remaining...
An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to the early 1970s. The two frames depict President Lyndon Baines Johnson with an iron glove ("For North Vietnam Aggression")...
An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to early 1970s. This cartoon is a caricature of the Democratic presidential balloting and supporters in the national election...
An excerpt from a WPLN Nashville Forum with guest Stokely Carmichael held in April of 1967. Panel included Mr. Carmichael and members of the Nashville community. Topics discussed were African Americans exercising their right to vote, organizing...
An excerpt from an interview with Billy Howard, conducted on May 31, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Howard discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
An excerpt from an interview with Charles Galbreath, conducted on May 2, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Galbreath discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
An excerpt from an interview with Amon Carter Evans, conducted on May 23, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Evans discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
An excerpt from an interview with Mansfield Douglas, conducted on January 12, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Douglas discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He...
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 Neill Brown, conducted on December 14, 1994 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Brown discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
An excerpt from an interview with Cecil Branstetter, conducted on February 17, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Branstetter discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. ...
An excerpt from an interview with Buster Boguskie, conducted on January 19, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Boguskie discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He...
An excerpt from an interview with Bob Bogen, conducted on May 2, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Bogen discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also comments...
An excerpt from an interview with Dick Battle, conducted on November 17, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Battle discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
An excerpt from an interview with George Barrett, conducted on February 1, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Barrett discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
An excerpt from an interview with Clay Bailey, conducted on March 1, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Bailey discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...