In other general election races, Republican nominee John E. Nicoll is running for District 14 Public Defender unopposed; Beverly Robertson is running for Coffee County Property Assessor unopposed; Gary P. Nester is running for Coffee County School Board Seat 1 unopposed; Shannon Brindley Duncan and
Beverly Robertson, the president of the National Civil Rights Museum, said the museum has raised all the money for its reconstruction, along with $2.5 million of a planned $12 million endowment. The museums team of scholars, led by historians Hasan Kwame Jeffries and Stephanie J. Shaw, both of Ohio
Date: Apr 05, 2014
Category: U.S.
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The Newly Renovated National Civil Rights Museum Reopens Today
"We are excited to share with the public the new National Civil Rights Museum," said Beverly Robertson, president, National Civil Rights Museum. "Visitors will learn about some of the lesser known civil rights leaders through oral histories and new emotionally charged, multi-user, multi-touch intera
Date: Apr 05, 2014
Category: U.S.
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National Civil Rights Museum reopens after a $28 million renovation
Hundreds of people gathered outside the NCRM for the Breaking of the Chains ceremony that included words from U.S. Steve Cohen, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, museum president Beverly Robertson and one of its founders, former judge DArmy Bailey.
The museum will be transformed into an even more compelling presentation of the iconic exhibits, oral histories of lesser-known civil rights foot soldiers and visceral, in-the-moment experiences, said Beverly Robertson, the museums president.
More than 20 years after that, Beverly Robertson, executive director of the museum, knows that any group she talks to about the museum and its work has to be met immediately on the question of relevance.
Date: Apr 04, 2014
Category: U.S.
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Dana Davis, Grizzlies vice president of basketball operations, found dead
National Civil Rights Museum president Beverly Robertson summed up her interaction with Davis this way: He came in with great enthusiasm. It would not be strange for me to get a call on a Saturday at 4 p.m. because he wanted me to talk to someone famous about the museum. He had the mission of this