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Nashville Honors Civil Rights Icon Diane Nash

The city held a dedication ceremony at Diane Nash Plaza Saturday — a good reminder that we should have a civil rights museum

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Historical Places to Take Visitors to Nashville | Bites

In the latest installment of our Nashville Friday Five column, Ashley Brantley runs down five significant spots to take your guests and wow them with your local-history knowledge (for free, no less).

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A Rare William Edmondson Sculpture Is Up for Auction

Perhaps more works by the famed Black Nashvillian are being unknowingly kept as family heirlooms.

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Down the Rabbit Hole on Cross-Burning Victim Joe Baker

In 1950, a Black Nashville couple was arrested after being victimized by racists

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Why Is Nashville So Quick to Forget Its Racist History?

A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center digs in on local white supremacists — but we know it s nothing new

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