Beck Center celebrates Black History Month at Bijou Theatre, recognizing Black lawmakers
As part of the celebration, artists and performers took to the stage along with the Austin-East Dance Company and Drums Up Guns Down.
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Bob Booker, one of Knoxville's civil rights leader, dead at 88
"It is with a heavy heart that I share the sad news of the passing of Dr. Robert J. Booker on February 22, 2024," Beck Center President Rev. Renee Kesler said.
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Beck Cultural Exchange Center bringing Knoxville's Black history to life with new app
The Beck is turning 50 in 2025, and it's working on bringing Black history into the digital age.
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Symphony of change: Tennessee Theatre's journey from segregation to integration
N 1960, Knoxville College students began sit-in movements, marching through stores with segregated lunch counters, but desegregation eluded theaters.
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Opinion: Just 60 years ago, Knoxville theaters were still segregated
After lunch counters were desegregated in 1960, picketers focused their efforts on three Gay Street movie houses, finally succeeding in 1964.
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