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Protesters shut down House committee after bill advances dealing with undocumented kids, public education
Work came to an abrupt halt Tuesday in the Tennessee House K-12 Education Subcommittee, when members of the audience became ...
Lawmakers honor 15 enslaved men who built Tennessee Capitol, seek permanent memorial
Tennessee lawmakers for the first time honored the work of 15 enslaved men rented by the State of Tennessee in the 1800s to ...
Lawmakers honor enslaved craftspeople who helped build Tennessee State Capitol
On Thursday, lawmakers honored the enslaved craftspeople who helped build the State Capitol. They passed a house resolution ...
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Affordable housing advocates press lawmakers for change at Tennessee State Capitol
On Tuesday, Riddle joined a coalition of affordable housing and tenant rights advocates at the Tennessee State Capitol for the third annual "Day on the Hill for Housing and Homelessness." ...
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Lawmakers honor 15 enslaved men who built Tennessee Capitol, seek permanent memorial
reverberated throughout the rotunda of the state Capitol last week as a small crowd honored the 15 enslaved people who were forced to help construct the Tennessee State Capitol. Fifteen enslaved ...
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Lawmakers honor enslaved craftspeople who built the Tennessee State Capitol
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Capitol is a monument representing democracy and freedom but state archives found enslaved people were the ones who built it. Students read a resolution ...