The popular downtown home tour—a 30-year tradition started by the non-profit...
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Geography defines East Tennessee as a land of mountains and valleys and with a history and heritage apart from the rest of the state. The East Tennessee Historical Society recognizes this distinctiveness with programs and exhibitions uniquely tailored to the region. Our educational mission is to engage the public with the message that history is important.
A group led by Knoxville College students began sit-ins at downtown lunch counters on this day in 1960. Less than a month after the protests begin, merchants agree to desegregation.