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Judy Duke & Morris Irby On Cookeville's Integration Before The Civil Rights Movement

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On today’s Local Matters Podcast, we look back to another time in Cookeville’s history as Judy Duke is joined by Morris Irby. They talk about the destruction of Cookeville’s black high school and eventual integration ahead of the civil rights movement…Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Twin Lakes Tractor and Lawn...
15 Jan 2018 4PM English United States Society & Culture · Education

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