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The Citizenship Project
The Fight to Vote: Black Voter Suppression in Tennessee
A documentary about how the right to vote has evolved in the U.S., specifically in Tenn.
Last Rites: Saving Tennessee's Black Cemeteries
We’re taught that citizenship involves certain rights and duties but the reality for many citizens in minority communities, these rights of citizenship are not automatically granted. Nashville Public Television’s original series The Citizenship Project explores these stories, one hundred years after the Civil War and into the 20th century.
Last Rites: Saving Tennessee's Black Cemeteries
The Citizenship Project Episode 9 | 26m 46s | CC
In Tennessee, African American cemeteries have played an integral role in our history. However, despite their historical importance, many of them are suffering from neglect, vandalism, encroachment, and even erasure due to urban expansion. NPT's original production Last Rites: Saving Tennessee's Black Cemeteries focuses on efforts to protect these sacred spaces.
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