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The Jubilee Singers | Shades of Gray and Blue
Making Music Jubilee Singers A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Susan Brownlow | Shades of Gray and Blue
Tennesseans at first voted against secession in February 1861. However, a statewide referendum held soon after the commencement of war found Middle and West Tennessee voters, whose living was tied to the southern system of agriculture, which was often dependent upon slavery, in favor of leaving the Union. East Tennessee, which remained loyal, was considered […]
Wooden Heart Closed | Shades of Gray and Blue
Visualizing The War Samuel Bell Palmer A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Wooden Heart Open | Shades of Gray and Blue
Visualizing The War Samuel Bell Palmer A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Federal Troop Barracks | Shades of Gray and Blue
Visualizing The War Samuel Bell Palmer A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Swafford’s Chapel | Shades of Gray and Blue
Making Music Jubilee Singers A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Secession Cockade | Shades of Gray and Blue
Capturing the Flag Antoinette Polk A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Jump Jim Crow | Shades of Gray and Blue
This child’s alphabet plate depicts the character of Jim Crow, introduced in 1828 by minstrel-show entertainer T. D. “Daddy” Rice. Performing in blackface, Rice danced a crazy jig and sang a song called “Jump Jim Crow,” which ended in the chorus: Wheel about and turn about and jump just so, Every time we wheel about […]
Fisk Map of Properties | Shades of Gray and Blue
Making Music Jubilee Singers Building a Future McKissacks A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
St. John Guards Flag | Shades of Gray and Blue
Capturing the Flag Antoinette Polk A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Dog Effigy Pot | Shades of Gray and Blue
Building a Future Gates P. Thruston A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Bust of James Peck Thomas | Shades of Gray and Blue
Building a Future McKissacks A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.
Fist Slave Charm | Shades of Gray and Blue
Building a Future McKissacks Walking a Fine Line Richard Poynor A website co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Walker Library, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, with generous support from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.