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Miles Vanderhorst Lynk had an historic career, pioneering for minority rights in the Mid-South medical community. Miles Vanderhorst Lynk was born on a…
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Host Jonathan Judaken talks with author and professor Amy Wood about her book, Lynching and Spectacle: Witnessing Racial Violence in America, 1890-1940.…
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When Maxine Smith was born in Memphis in 1929, the city was segregated by race.Smith graduated from Booker T. Washington High School at age 15. She…
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Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University is one of this country's most prominent historians.Few have written as extensively…
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February 23rd is the birthday of a remarkable woman, Frances Dancy Hooks. In 1949, Mrs. Hooks, wife and steadfast partner of the late Benjamin Hooks,…
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Dr. Miriam DeCosta-Willis is a writer, scholar, and university professor. She has defined her life by her passion for learning and her commitment to…
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Maxine Smith has spent her life working for racial equality and excellence in education. Born in Memphis in 1929, Maxine Smith earned a Master’s Degree…
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On October 3rd, 1961, thirteen African-American children walked into formerly all-white schools in Memphis. Unlike other cities, Memphis schools…