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6 02, 2022

Child Passenger Protection Act of 1977: How Tennessee “Immunized” the Automobile Epidemic

2022-02-06T17:26:38-06:00

Throughout the United States, every state has a variation of a law mandating that infants and young children be fastened in a car seat [...]

Child Passenger Protection Act of 1977: How Tennessee “Immunized” the Automobile Epidemic2022-02-06T17:26:38-06:00
3 02, 2021

Ida B. Wells’ International Appeal: The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition

2021-02-04T10:42:47-06:00

Ida B. Wells-Barnett, 1897 The city of Memphis has demonstrated that neither character nor standing avails the Negro if he [...]

Ida B. Wells’ International Appeal: The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition2021-02-04T10:42:47-06:00
12 09, 2018

Eliza Allen’s Guitar, 1820s

2020-11-15T07:26:03-06:00

This guitar belonged to Eliza Allen (1809-1861) of Sumner County, the forlorn bride of Sam Houston. A prized item in the Tennessee Historical Society’s [...]

Eliza Allen’s Guitar, 1820s2020-11-15T07:26:03-06:00
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