WTHS Newsletter April 2021

West Tennessee Historical Society

Serving the 21 Counties of West Tennessee

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film students and the Hooks Institute's crowdfunding campaign for "Freedom's Village" about importance of the right to vote, based on events in 1960s Fayette County, TN.

"Freedom's Village" is based in real events that occurred in the 1960s in Fayette County, Tennessee as African Americans in the county struggled to gain the right to vote. The film tells their story through the eyes of a fictional African American sharecropper couple in 1960 Fayette County who find refuge in Freedom’s Village. Together, they navigate the hardships forced upon them by white supremacy while their resolve, values and marriage are tested. More information, and how to donate can be found at www.memphis.edu/freedomsvillage

The campaign is supported by students in the University of Memphis Film and Video production class, the only film crowdfunding class of its kind in the country.

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The WTHS is the umbrella heritage organization for the Western Grand Division of Tennessee. Within its twenty-one counties, it supports historical programs, archives, publications, preservation, markers, museums, and other historical collections.

West Tennessee Historical Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) entity chartered under the laws of the state of Tennessee. WTHS activities are free and open to the public. The WTHS does not discriminate in any aspect of membership or participation on the basis of race, gender, religion, ethnicity, or national origin.

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