history – Caroline Mitchell Carrico

Fugitive at the Museum

Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
October 24, 1950, started as a normal day at the Memphis Museum. Visitors explored the galleries and looked at exhibits of animal heads, glass, documents and fossils. One of those afternoon visitors was James Eddington who made a trip to the museum as part of his…

Prepping

I’m teaching the first half of US history at Mid-South Community College in West Memphis, AR this fall. Here’s my game plan: Step one, read book. (I’m one chapter into Eric Foner’s Give Me Liberty textbook. ) Step two, shamelessly borrow from the syllabi of those who have gone before me. Step three, reread bookContinue reading “Prepping”