Protecting the Legacy is sponsored and in partnership with
Nashville and Middle Tennessee
Committee Members
- Andrea Blackman, Nashville Public Library
- Tasneem Tewogbola, Nashville Public Library
- Kathleen Feduccia, Nashville Public Library
- Dr. Susan Knowles, Center for Historic Preservation, MTSU
- Patricia Mitchell, Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Rebecca Price, Chick History
- Leslie Boone, Vanderbilt University
Community Advisors
Thank you to the following community advisors for support and outreach:
- Linda T. Wynn, M.S., M. P. A., Tennessee Historical Commission
- Dr. Learotha Williams, Tennessee State University
- Dr. Theodora Pinnock, Meharry Medical College
- Dr. Ashley Bouknight, Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage
- Gary Burke, Friends of Fort Negley
Funding for work in Middle Tennessee is made possible through the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee through a grant from the following funds:
- Ida F. Cooney Fund for the Arts
- Marguerite Miller Trost Memorial Fund for the Advancement of the Teaching of American History of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
Memphis and West Tennessee
Committee Members
- Dr. Femi Ajanaku, LeMoyne-Owen College
- Brigitte Billeaudeaux, University of Memphis
- Dr. Earnestine Jenkins, University of Memphis
- Rebecca Price, Chick History
- Dr. Noelle Trent, National Civil Rights Museum
Community Advisors
Thank you to the following community advisors for support and outreach:
- Dr. Imani Fryar, Memphis Branch, Association for the Study of African American Life and History
- Felicia Harris, Memphis Heritage Trail, City of Memphis
- Rita Harris, Memphis League of Women Voters
- Mary Mitchell, Melrose Center for Cultural Enrichment
- Brooke Mundy, Morton Museum of Collierville History
Statewide Task Force
Protecting the Legacy was developed by a Tennessee statewide Task Force:
- Andrea Blackman, Nashville Public Library
- Genny Carter, Tennessee State Library & Archives
- Dr. Earnestine Jenkins, University of Memphis
- Renee Kesler, Beck Cultural Exchange Center
- Dr. Susan Knowles, Middle Tennessee State University
- Rebecca Price, Chick History
- Dr. Noelle Trent, National Civil Rights Museum
- Dr. Learotha Williams, Tennessee State University
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