‘Clinton 12’ statues vandalized
Information from WYSH Radio This past weekend, someone threw eggs at the statues of the 12 students who desegregated Clinton High School in 1956 that stand in front of the Green McAdoo Museum. On...
View ArticleNew film on former ORNL Director Weinberg has premiere on April 23
The world premiere of a new film on the life of former Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Alvin Weinberg will be held on Thursday, April 23, at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak...
View ArticleKnoxville Film Festival to screen ‘The Clinton 12’
The Fourth Annual Knoxville Film Festival will present a special screening of the acclaimed documentary film “The Clinton 12” on Sunday, August 28, at 3 p.m. at the Regal Downtown West Cinema 8 in...
View ArticleState budget includes $100,000 for Green McAdoo Cultural Center in Clinton
The recently passed Tennessee budget includes $100,000 for the maintenance, restoration, and operation of the Green McAdoo Cultural Center in Clinton, a press release said. The funds were secured in...
View ArticleFuneral is Saturday for Williams, who fought to integrate CHS in 1956
Alfred Williams, one of the Clinton 12 students who fought for the integration of Clinton High School in 1956, died Thursday, March 14. He was 83. His funeral is Saturday. “On behalf of the Green...
View ArticleClinton 12 invited to march with BLM protesters
Members of the Clinton 12 have been invited to march with Black Lives Matter protesters in Clinton this evening (Thursday, June 11). The Clinton 12 were the 12 black teenagers who integrated Clinton...
View ArticleProtesters want life, liberty, justice
CLINTON—Civil rights pioneer Anna Theresser Caswell asked people to not hate. Civil rights leader Reverend Harold Middlebrook told local Black Lives Matters protesters that the movement will require...
View ArticleScarboro-Oak Ridge 85 honored in events this week
The 85 students who integrated Oak Ridge schools in 1955 are being honored in events this week. The “Rooted in the Community” reunion events have been organized by the Scarboro Community Alumni...
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