In November 1925, a new employee of the National Life & Accident Insurance Co. drove his “trick lizzie,” as he…
Browsing: Tennessee History
I spent a good part of last summer and fall searching for old photographs to be included in the Tennessee…
Immediately after World War II, a pair of nationally publicized riots in Tennessee foreshadowed huge changes that would happen in…
Tennesseans won decisive victory at New Orleans A few years ago, I found a brochure for a New Orleans museum…
Former slaves who left the South to move north and west in the 1870s were known as Exodusters. Many of…
If Cornelia hadn’t gotten on that plane, she would have stayed in Tennessee for the rest of her life. She…
Two years ago, Tennessee History for Kids produced a poster that honored some of the state’s preserved historic buildings. Last…
It was the most famous road trip and the most important victory in Tennessee history. During the American Revolution, a…
When people think of the civil rights movement, they often think of Selma or Montgomery, Ala., Atlanta or Memphis. Maybe…
A sample of insults from Tennessee’s most hated governor — William Brownlow William Brownlow was the governor of Tennessee from…