Speakers: Learotha Williams , PhD., and Amie Thurber, Ph.D.
They engaged us with wonderful stories that form the basis of their book, “I’ll Take You There, Exploring Nashville’s Social Justice Sites” (available here). They, and some of their students, interviewed folks who lived where much of the Civil Rights Era work took place. Engaging ordinary folks, inquiring about what they had seen during that period, the writers discovered a plethora of information from oral history perspectives that added dimension and salience to the sites listed in their book.
The book offers a social justice tour guide covering sites from the Civil War onward, reflecting Nashville as a place where we, the citizens, can and do move forward re-imagining what and who Nashville is.