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In the birthplace of the KKK, she spent $82,000 to erect statue of Black Civil War soldier
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe city of Pulaski has long been known as the birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan, but visitors heading...
Author examines the battle just after the Civil War in 'Klan War'
Star News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe 1980s and early 1990s saw a spate of books on the subject of Why the South Lost the Civil War or...
Tennessee high school student filmed wearing KKK-style hood is hit with ‘severe disciplinary action’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTennessee high school students have been hit with “severe disciplinary action” after one of them was...
How well do you know your monuments to Black Americans? Here's a primer.
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMemphis is a city rich in African American history. From early 20th Century businessmen to civil...
What was lost when Tennessee banned horse race betting in 1907? One can only imagine
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 12 months agoThe pageantry of the Kentucky Derby will play out on my TV screen Saturday. Perhaps I’ll be so lucky...
Camp Wildcat Re-enactment taking place this weekend
The Sentinel Echo, London, Ky. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOct. 18—The Civil War was underway and while most Kentuckians sided with the Union, Confederate troops were moving from Tennessee into eastern Kentucky toward Camp Dick Robinson, located outside ...
Woman learns her ancestors were enslaved by a congressman’s ancestors
NBC Universal via AOL· 7 months agoLINDEN, Tenn. — On the day after Christmas two decades ago, Lacretia Johnson Flash left her Maryland...
Battle of Mill Springs honors soldiers who lost their lives 162 years ago
Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJan. 29—On Friday the halls of the Mill Springs Battlefield Museum were lit in the eerie glow of candles — luminaria that honored those who lost their lives at the local Civil War battle. As ...
In memoriam: Remembering community members lost in 2022
Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 30—Every year, Pulaski County says goodbye to some of its most notable community members, and 2022 was no different. It was a particularly hard year for the Somerset High School faithful ...
Pushing back on perceptions: Despite persistent rumors, Martinsville works on moving forward
The Reporter-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople in Martinsville have heard the rumors for years. So much so they have taken on something akin to urban legend status. I heard the KKK was founded in Martinsville. Did you know Martinsville ...
