Local author and Vanderbilt staff member Betsy Phillips illuminates Nashville's turbulent civil rights history
October 29, 2024
October 29, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 29 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:
In a city known for its music scene and rapidly changing skyline, the complex and often overlooked history of Nashville's civil rights struggles has long remained in the shadows. Betsy Phillips, a local author and staff member at Vanderbilt University Press, is on a mission to change that narrative with her new book, Dynamite Nashville: Unmasking the FBI, the KKK, and the Bombers Beyond Their Control. . . .
In a city known for its music scene and rapidly changing skyline, the complex and often overlooked history of Nashville's civil rights struggles has long remained in the shadows. Betsy Phillips, a local author and staff member at Vanderbilt University Press, is on a mission to change that narrative with her new book, Dynamite Nashville: Unmasking the FBI, the KKK, and the Bombers Beyond Their Control. . . .