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Lawmakers honor 15 enslaved men who built Tennessee Capitol, seek permanent memorial
Tennessee lawmakers for the first time honored the work of 15 enslaved men rented by the State of Tennessee in the 1800s to build the State Capitol.
Demonstrators at the Tennessee Capitol join national protest against Trump policies
Nearly 150 people demonstrated at the Tennessee Capitol on Wednesday ... marched from streets around the U.S. Capitol to the ...
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‘It’s a right, not a privilege’: Rally outside State Capitol ahead of hearing for undocumented students bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Ahead of a House Education Committee hearing Wednesday, protestors gathered on the steps of the east side of the Tennessee State Capitol Building, chanting against bill ...
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Priscilla Presley receives Tennessee's highest honor for civilians, lobbies for Memphis museum
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It's pretty common to spot familiar faces, both old and new, within the hallowed halls of the Tennessee Capitol Building. But there was a special guest Monday that had ...
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Lawmakers honor enslaved craftspeople who built the Tennessee State Capitol
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Capitol is a monument representing democracy and freedom but state archives found enslaved people were the ones who built it. Students read a resolution ...
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Lawmakers honor 15 enslaved men who built Tennessee Capitol, seek permanent memorial
Keeble, the first Black representative to the Tennessee legislature ... men and recognize them in a continued way in this Capitol building,” said Jones, who led protests against the Forrest ...