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Why An Iconic Memphis BBQ Restaurant Turned Elvis Away - Tasting Table

Elvis Presley loved the ribs from Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous but never visited due to privacy concerns, opting for delivery to Graceland instead.

History

fromSmithsonian Magazine

3 weeks ago

Nine Black College Students Were Arrested in 1961 for Reading at a Segregated Public Library. Their Contributions to the Civil Rights Movement Have Long Been Overlooked

The Tougaloo Nine staged a sit-in at a segregated library in 1961, significantly impacting the desegregation movement in Mississippi.

Arts

fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events

2 months ago

Alabama advocacy group expands its historical sites

Bryan Stevenson founded EJI to represent death-row inmates and expanded its work into memorials and museums confronting racial injustice, including Montgomery Legacy Sites and a sculpture park.

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Why An Iconic Memphis BBQ Restaurant Turned Elvis Away - Tasting Table

Nine Black College Students Were Arrested in 1961 for Reading at a Segregated Public Library. Their Contributions to the Civil Rights Movement Have Long Been Overlooked

Alabama advocacy group expands its historical sites

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