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Tennessee police uncover new details in Civil Rights bombing cold case
From 1957 to 1960, arsonists associated with the Ku Klux Klan bombed Hattie Cotton Elementary School at the start of ...
Tennessee history has a warning: Don't be fooled by performative politics | Opinion
Tennessee Governor William Brownlow used Black enfranchisement as a tool to maintain power. His career offers a modern ...
MNPD: Re-examination of Civil Rights era bombings in Nashville at a standstill
Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell asked the Metro Nashville Police Department's cold case unit to reexamine the bombings in 2024.
Lawsuit filed against antisemitic hate group nearly a year after Nashville demonstrations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has filed a lawsuit against the Goyim Defense League (GDL), ...
Cold case investigation into Civil Rights Era bombings in Nashville uncovers potential lead, more roadblocks
In the 1950s and early ‘60s, the Nashville incidents were just a few of the bombings that occurred around the country. These attacks were believed to be racially motivated acts carried out by ...
Knoxville native community leader helping at-risk teens, young adults beat the odds
Rashaad Woods leads a Knoxville gang intervention program that mentors at-risk youth, aiming to change lives and reduce crime ...
MNPD detective uncovers new clues in decades-old civil rights era bombing cases
A veteran Nashville police detective has uncovered new, previously unknown details while reviewing three unsolved civil ...