Modern America
ETHS Content Essays, Primary Sources, and Student Activities
Key Words: Alex Haley, Malcolm X, Roots,
B.B. King
Key Words: B.B. King, Blues
Changes in Agriculture in post World War II Tennessee
Key Words: fertilizer, erosion control, TVA,
Columbia Race Riots
Key Words: Columbia TN, Jim Crow Laws, Thurgood Marshall, riots
Diane Nash
Key Words: Diane Nash, Nashville Sit-ins, Jim Crow Laws, Freedom Rider
Elvis Presley: The King of Rock-n-Roll
Key Words: Memphis, Rock-n-Roll, Sun Studios
Famous Tennesseans
Key Words: Alex Haley, Wilma Rudolph, Dolly Parton, Al Gore Jr., Oprah Winfrey
Highlander Folk School
Key Words: Monteagle, TN, Integration, Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Memphis and the Birth of Rock-n-Roll
Key Words: Memphis, Blues, Elvis Presley, Sun Studios
Tent Cities in Fayette and Haywood Counties
Key Words: Fayettte County, Haywood County, Civil Rights, Tent Cities
The Clinton 12 and the Integration of Clinton High School
Key Words: Clinton TN, Segregation, Brown vs. Board of Education, Integration
The Nashville Sit-ins
Key Words: Nashville, Sitins, Diane Nash, Rev. James Lawson Jr., Kelly Smith Jr.