James Thomas Bridgeforth was educated in Giles County, Tennessee and at A&I State College. In the early 1900's he became interested in secur

African American business leader in cosmetology and civil rights activist Eva Lowery Bowman was born to William and Alice Lowery in Nashvill

Shelbyville's historic Gilliland House is a unique vernacular stone building completed by James S. "Jim" Gilliland.

Few folk artists can claim the widespread recognition by the world of fine art that William Edmondson achieved during his lifetime.

The McKissack and McKissack architectural tradition dates back to the first Moses McKissack (1790-1865) of the West African Ashanti tribe, w

William Key, nineteenth-century veterinarian and horse trainer, was born a slave in Winchester and took the name of his owner, William Key,

This month we will celebrate the accomplishments, the courage, and the impact that black Tennesseans have had on the world.