In aftermath of Tyre Nichols, Memphis seeks to rewrite its story
Tyre Nichols’ death seemed to cement Memphis’ reputation for crime and poverty. But residents look at their city and see promise, too.
Source: csmonitor.com
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Civil Wrongs, Episode 3: A Confession's Worth
After a confession was beaten out of Ell Persons, a Memphis mob skipped the trial and went straight to execution. But confessions, then and now, don't always lead to justice.
Source: wknofm.org
Civil Wrongs, Episode 2: The Ties That Bind
Generations later, three people wrestle with the terrible history that brought their ancestors to a wooded area on the outskirts of Memphis a century ago,.
United States Cofield Laura Miller Cofield Steve Haley Michelle Whitney Michele Whitney Alex Williams
Source: wknofm.org
Civil Wrongs, Episode 1: A Lynching in Memphis
In 1917, a Black woodcutter named Ell Persons was accused of murdering a white teenage girl on the outskirts of Memphis. The evidence against him was slim, but the white mob had more than one reason to abduct him from police custody and burn him alive.
United States Margaret Vandiver Mike Tate James Weldon Johnson Darius Young Institute For Public Service
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Confronting History, Congress Studies Addition of Lynching Sites to National Park System
U.S. House considering bill that would put lynching sites in western Tennessee on track to become part of Park Service
Source: govexec.com
Confronting history, Congress studies addition of lynching sites to national park system
The U.S. House is considering a bill that would put lynching sites in western Tennessee on track to become part of the National Park Service, part of a trend this year of Congress using the agency to advance discussions of the nation’s troubled and often violent racial history.
United States Vanderbilt University University Of Tennessee Tiffany Patterson Idab Wells Karen Pulfer Focht
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
Confronting history, Congress studies addition of lynching sites to national park system
The U.S. House is considering a bill that would put lynching sites in western Tennessee on track to become part of the National Park Service
United States Vanderbilt University University Of Tennessee Tiffany Patterson Cesar Chavez Johnp Parker
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Confronting history, Congress studies addition of lynching sites to national park system – New Hampshire Bulletin
The U.S. House is considering a bill that would put lynching sites in western Tennessee on track to become part of the National Park Service, part of a trend this year of Congress using the agency to advance discussions of the nation’s troubled and often violent racial history.
United States Vanderbilt University University Of Tennessee Tiffany Patterson Cesar Chavez Johnp Parker
Source: newhampshirebulletin.com
Confronting history, Congress studies addition of lynching sites to national park system
The U.S. House is considering a bill that would put lynching sites in western Tennessee on track to become part of the NPS.
Source: coloradonewsline.com
"Lynching Locations Proposed As New National Park Sites"
"In the spring of 1917 a crowd of 3,000 people gathered to watch in Memphis as a lynch mob burned and decapitated Ell Persons, a Black man who was awaiting trial after he was beaten into confessing to raping and killing a 16-year-old white girl. Under a bill introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), the site near the Wolf River and others near the city in Tennessee would be
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