Tennessee lawmakers for the first time honored the work of 15 enslaved men rented by the State of Tennessee in the 1800s to build the State Capitol.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Ahead of a House Education Committee hearing Wednesday, protestors gathered on the steps of the east side of the Tennessee State Capitol Building, chanting against bill ...

Strains of the spiritual “Oh Freedom!” reverberated throughout the rotunda of the state Capitol last week as a small crowd honored the 15 enslaved people who were forced to help construct the ...

A bipartisan effort is underway to establish a permanent memorial honoring the work of the 15 men the state rented and forced to quarry limestone for the building. One proposal would designate the ...