Civil Rights Movement Memphis women, Smith, Walk and Crenshaw, made a difference | Opinion
Maxine Smith, Dorothy Truitt Walk and Cornelia Crenshaw were civil rights leaders who challenged injustice and made a ...
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College students honored for 1960s sit-ins
LeMoyne-Owen Junior College students who participated in sit-ins in the 1960s were recognized for their bravery on Wednesday.
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Civil Rights Movement Memphis women, Smith, Walk and Crenshaw, made a difference | Opinion
With her strong and strategic leadership, Smith helped to desegregate Memphis public schools in 1960; in 1961 she personally escorted the first Black children to and from their desegregated schools.
Terry Manning, Key Architect of Stax Records’ Memphis Sound, Dies at 77
Affiliated with Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top and Big Star, the recording engineer and producer was also a noted photographer.
The history of Mud Island: From troublesome sandbar to Memphis attraction
The Commercial Appeal wrote, "'Mud Island' is only a nickname for what was originally a sandbar which appeared in what used ...
These 25 women are shaping the Memphis area's food scene, from restaurants to nonprofits
In honor of Women's History Month in March, The Commercial Appeal is highlighting 25 women who give us something to talk ...
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What’s That Thing? 1960s Bands Named After Random Inanimate Objects
s band names can be downright bizarre, and here are five bands from the era that named themselves after random objects.
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Terry Manning, Key Architect of Stax Records’ Memphis Sound, Dies at 77
Famously affiliated with the Memphis studio, where many hits were ... in addition to other influential acts of the 1960s and 1970s, Manning played a key role in the production team for The Staple ...