Memphis’s newest monument is a testament to the years suffragists fought to win the right to vote, as well as their ongoing impact. The story of uncovering Tennessee’s suffragists’ history, documenting their struggles, and educating people about their legacies has also taken decades to accomplish. StoryBoard’s Caroline Carrico interviewed Paula Casey, chair of the Memphis Suffrage Monument committee, about Tennessee’s role in the fight for the Nineteenth Amendment, the process of uncovering and memorializing this history throughout the state, and the new Equality Trailblazers monument…
Read MoreIt took American suffragists 72 years to win the right to vote, which was the greatest nonviolent revolution in the history of our country. It took us five years to complete the "Equality Trailblazers" monument at the University of Memphis law school facing the Mississippi River.
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