28
The Citizenship Project
Education: The Key to Freedom
A documentary about the African American struggle for educational equality in Tennessee.
By One Vote: Woman Suffrage in the South
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.
By One Vote: Woman Suffrage in the South
The Citizenship Project Episode 5 | 57m 45s | CC
In August 1920 in Nashville, Tennessee legislators cast the deciding vote to ratify the 19th Amendment, thus giving women in the United States the right to vote. Narrated by Rosanne Cash, NPT’s original documentary BY ONE VOTE: WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN THE SOUTH chronicles events leading up to that turbulent, nail-biting showdown.
Subscribe to Our Newsletters
Get trusted Colorado stories, programs, and events from Rocky Mountain PBS straight to your inbox.