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The Citizenship Project
Education: The Key to Freedom
A documentary about the African American struggle for educational equality in Tennessee.
A Time of Joining
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.
A Time of Joining
The Citizenship Project Episode 3 | 27m 30s | CC
The late 19th and early 20th centuries were a time of joining in Tennessee. Civil war gave way to civic engagement, as thousands of benevolent societies and fraternal organizations formed. Born from crisis, these community organizations became a part of the fabric of a newly reborn United States. These institutions helped define and influence American ideals over a tumultuous period of growth.
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