Programs

21 12, 2022

Session 6: Ties that Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom by Tiya Miles

2023-05-10T10:38:50-06:00

Ties that Bind tells the story of Shoe Boots, a Cherokee warrior and farmer, and Doll, an African slave he acquired in the late [...]

Session 6: Ties that Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom by Tiya Miles2023-05-10T10:38:50-06:00
21 12, 2022

Session 5: Coal Miner’s Daughter by Loretta Lynn with George Vecsey

2023-05-10T10:28:20-06:00

Loretta Lynn recorded the song “Coal Miner’s Daughter” in 1971. Her autobiography of the same name followed in 1976 and the movie in 1980. [...]

Session 5: Coal Miner’s Daughter by Loretta Lynn with George Vecsey2023-05-10T10:28:20-06:00
12 12, 2022

Southern But Not Country: The Interwar Career of Nashville Bandleader Francis Craig

2023-04-19T17:32:17-06:00

Nashville dance bandleader Francis Craig (1900–1966) cultivated a regional and national audience from the 1920s through the 1940s via broadcasts on WSM radio, a [...]

Southern But Not Country: The Interwar Career of Nashville Bandleader Francis Craig2023-04-19T17:32:17-06:00
12 12, 2022

Marching with Purpose: The Legacy of HBCU Music Programs in Tennessee

2023-02-16T13:33:12-06:00

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have made indelible, but underappreciated, contributions to the Tennessee musical landscape for over one hundred years. In this [...]

Marching with Purpose: The Legacy of HBCU Music Programs in Tennessee2023-02-16T13:33:12-06:00
25 07, 2022

Session 4: Mastodons to Mississippians: Adventures in Nashville’s Deep Past by Aaron Deter-Wolf and Dr. Tanya M. Peres

2023-05-10T10:33:52-06:00

During the period between 1000 and 1425 CE, a thriving indigenous culture, the Middle Cumberland Mississippians, lived along the Cumberland River. Public spaces stretched [...]

Session 4: Mastodons to Mississippians: Adventures in Nashville’s Deep Past by Aaron Deter-Wolf and Dr. Tanya M. Peres2023-05-10T10:33:52-06:00
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