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‘Nashville: The 20th Century in Photographs, Volume 3’ Captures City’s Growth from 50s-70s

Tuesday, 31 May 2011
‘Nashville: The 20th Century in Photographs, Volume 3’ Captures City’s Growth from Calm of 50s, through Turbulent 60s to its changing Face in the 70s Growth of Music Row, Civil Rights Movement, Development of Interstate and Opryland are all depicted in latest installment of original series. NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- May 31, 2011 -- It’s not easy to sum up the changes that Nashville went through during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. There was the growth of the music industry, the challenge and opportunity of the Civil Rights Movement, the building of the interstate highway system, the stretch of urban sprawl, and the development of Opryland -- all of it an integral part of what made Nashville what it is today. Fortunately, aided by the rise of the 35 mm camera, Nashville’s photographers not only captured the city’s journey; they preserved it. This week, on Sunday, June 5 at 7:00 p.m. (encore broadcast on Thursday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m.) Nashville Public Television is proud to present the premiere of Volume 3 of its popular series, “Nashville: The 20th Century in Photographs.”
Last Updated ( Thursday, 06 October 2011 )
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Freedom Riders Bus, Riders, Students and Screening Comes to Nashville

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

May 10, 2011

MEDIA AND PHOTO ADVISORY

Freedom Riders Bus, Riders, Students and Screening Comes to Nashville

Commemorative Bus Ride Arrives in Nashville on Thursday, May 12 with Original Riders, Student Riders and Public Screening at the Belcourt

WHEN: Thursday, May 12, 1:30-8:30 p.m.

WHAT: To Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the historic Freedom Rides of 1961, a bus filled with original riders and 40 college students from around the nation -- that has been retracing the route of the original rides -- will arrive in Nashville on May 12, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. Students will first gather at the Nashville Public Library, then get a tour of Nashville and visit the First Amendment Center. Students will have the night off, but original Riders will continue on the bus to the Belcourt Theatre at 6:15 for a free public screening of the Stanley Nelson documentary, “Freedom Riders,” currently filled to capacity with RSVPS.

Complete Itinerary:|

9:00 am - Depart Anniston, Alabama via Route 202, where Greyhound bus was burned.

1:30 pm - Arrive Nashville, TN: Lunch upon arrival at Nashville Public Library; Nashville
Civil Rights Room presentation by Freedom Riders Rip Patton and Bernard
Lafayette

3:30 pm - Driving tour of Nashville, narrated by Rip Patton

4:15 pm - Arrive at First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University: Presentation by John
Seigenthaler

6:30 pm - Belcourt Theatre: Public Screening of Stanley Nelson documentary, “Freedom Riders”; Original Freedom Riders Joan Mulholland, Rip Patton, Charles Person, Robert Singleton, Helen Singleton, Salynn McCollum and Matthew Walker are expected to attend along with John Seigenthaler (who will attend Q & A following screening) and author Ray Arsenault (“Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice (Pivotal Moments in American History”).

WHERE: Nashville Public Library (615 Church Street, Nashville, TN), First Amendment Center (1207 18th Ave S # 200, Nashville, TN); Belcourt Theatre (2102 Belcourt Avenue, Nashville

Last Updated ( Thursday, 06 October 2011 )

Antiques and Fine Arts Appraisal Day Brings Some of Nation’s Finest Appraisers to Nashville

Monday, 02 May 2011
Third edition of annual event, now at Nashville Farmer’s Market, take place May 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 06 October 2011 )
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