Rose, Wickliffe
Wickliffe Rose, born in Saulsbury in 1862, became a leading administrator for the Rockefeller philanthropies. Rose earned degrees from the University of Nashville, the University of Mississippi, and...
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Fred Rose, a prime mover in Nashville’s rise as a music center, was born in Evansville, Indiana. Rose initially made his mark in Chicago as a pop songwriter, radio performer, and recording artist...
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The area along the Kentucky-Tennessee border including Clay County, Tennessee, and Monroe County, Kentucky, maintains a remarkable marble-playing tradition focused on a game known locally as “rolley...
View ArticleRudolph, Wilma (1940-1994) and the TSU Tigerbelles
The Tigerbelles Women’s Track club at Tennessee State University became the state’s most internationally accomplished athletic team in the mid-twentieth century. The sprinters won some twenty-three...
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Built as the Union Gospel Tabernacle between 1888 and 1892, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium gained international renown from 1943 to 1974 as home to the Grand Ole Opry, the premier live country music...
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Rural African American Church Project Slideshow
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Rutherford County Slideshow
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