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Two Tennessee sites honor black history preservation efforts
The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development highlights Slave Haven in Memphis and the Beck Cultural Exchange Center in Knoxville. Heritage Tours preserve the Underground Railroad legacy at Slave Haven while Beck Center director Bob Booker safeguards Knoxville’s African American history through collections, oral histories, and notable papers such as Hastie’s.
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