From the National Museum of African American Music, David Ewing hosts this Just Conversations discussion focused on protecting and preserving Nashville’s Civil Rights and Black histories. Panelists are: King Hollands, Dr. Marisa Richmond, and Timothy Hughes.
Just Conversations is an initiative of the Metro Human Relations Commission in Nashville, TN.
Producers: Mark Eatherly, Barbara Gunn Lartey, Liz Orozco in partnership with 353 Media.
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