![]() To Martin, the story of Nashville hot chicken is the story of America itself - of how our race-based caste system has shaped our institutions, our food, and our urban landscapes and the ways those forces have made it so hard for Black entrepreneurs to profit from their own creative endeavors. A trained historian and dogged researcher, she responded with a deep dive into the shifting Nashville map - successive waves of Black gatherings and displacements, from Civil War refugee settlements to urban renewal schemes, tornadoes and floods, suburban flight and gentrification. The question burned its way into Martin’s head and wouldn’t let go. She wondered why that was and had a suspicion she knew the answer. In the introduction to Hot, Hot Chicken, Rachel Louise Martin marvels that most white Nashvillians of her generation - herself included - grew up knowing nothing about hot chicken, now Nashville’s signature dish and a global phenomenon. The series is presented in partnership with Humanities Tennessee, Chapter 16 and Vanderbilt University Press. The reading will be preceded by a reception beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Museum as part of the TN Writers | TN Stories: Author Talks at the State Museum series. ![]() Note: Rachel Louise Martin will discuss Hot, Hot Chicken: A Nashville Story with Khalil Ekulona - host of This is Nashville on WPLN - on Saturday, July 9 at 10:30 a.m. Capital Maintenance and Improvements Grants.The Modern Movement for Civil Rights in Tennessee.Transforming America: Tennessee on the World War II Homefront.Understanding Women's Suffrage: Tennessee's Perfect 36.The Three Rs of Reconstruction: Rights, Restrictions and Resistance.The Lives of Three Tennessee Slaves and Their Journey Towards Freedom.The Age of Jackson and Tennessee’s Legendary Leaders.Cherokee in Tennessee: Their Life, Culture, and Removal.The Life and Times of the First Tennesseans. ![]() From Barter to Budget, Financial Literacy in Tennessee.Canvassing Tennessee: Artists and Their Environments.The Tennessee Playlist: 95 Counties of Sound.In Search of the New: Art in Tennessee Since 1900 (Temporarily Closed).Early Expressions: Art in Tennessee Before 1900.Remembrance: Military Representation Through Public Art at the State Capitol.
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