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Black in Appalachia

East Tennessee Voices | Knoxville's 8th of August

Knoxville Black elders share memories of Emancipation Day celebrations at Chilhowee Park.

Aired 07/31/2019 | Rating NR

Black in Appalachia

East Tennessee Voices | Knoxville's 8th of August

Special | 29m 55s

Knoxville Black elders share memories of Emancipation Day celebrations at Chilhowee Park.

During Tennessee’s Jim Crow era, Black People of Knoxville were allowed entry into Chilhowee Park one day a year - the 8th of August. In this special, the city’s Black elders recall the excitement of those days and discuss the meaning of a freedom celebration in the midst of segregation and second-class citizenship - while also expressing hope for the future.

Aired 07/31/2019 | Rating NR

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Black in Appalachia is a local public television program presented by etpbs

Funding for Black in Appalachia is provided by Open Societies Foundations. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers like you.

Black in Appalachia

East Tennessee Voices | Knoxville's 8th of August

Special | 29m 55s

During Tennessee’s Jim Crow era, Black People of Knoxville were allowed entry into Chilhowee Park one day a year - the 8th of August. In this special, the city’s Black elders recall the excitement of those days and discuss the meaning of a freedom celebration in the midst of segregation and second-class citizenship - while also expressing hope for the future.

Aired 07/31/2019 | Rating NR

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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Black in Appalachia is a local public television program presented by etpbs

Funding for Black in Appalachia is provided by Open Societies Foundations. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers like you.

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