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Season 2: Episode Six: 1969 Miss Memphis Review

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 / unearthedmemphis / Leave a comment

We have to thank a supporter/friend that we’ve yet to meet, Jerry, who sent us kind of a suggestion for this topic. On one of his daily walks, he took a picture of a plaque on the side of the Evergreen Theatre. It was commemorating the 1969 Miss Memphis Review pageant. Having not ever heard … Continue reading Season 2: Episode Six: 1969 Miss Memphis Review

Season 2: Episode One: Alice and Freda

February 13, 2021October 13, 2021 / unearthedmemphis / Leave a comment

“The day of our wedding was set, and then not all the powers in the world could have separated us. It was our intention to leave here and go to St. Louis, and I would have been Freda’s slave. I would have devoted my whole life to making her happy---But when Freda returned my engagement … Continue reading Season 2: Episode One: Alice and Freda

Episode Nine: Ratifying the 19th Amendment

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 / unearthedmemphis / Leave a comment

It was August 18, 1920 and America had only secured 35 states that were FOR ratifying the 19th Amendment. Tennessee was the last state that was going to vote and it wasn’t looking good. They called it the “War of the Roses” with pro ratifiers, aka “suffs” donning yellow roses and the antis donning red … Continue reading Episode Nine: Ratifying the 19th Amendment

Episode Five: Ida B. Wells

September 16, 2020October 13, 2020 / unearthedmemphis / Leave a comment

Ida Bell Wells was born July 16, 1862 in Holly Springs, MS. Her parents, James and Lizzie Wells, were enslaved in Holly Springs when she was born. Her father was the son of a white man and one of his slaves named Peggy. At age 18, James went to Holly Springs to learn carpentry and … Continue reading Episode Five: Ida B. Wells

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