Memorial tribute set March 3 for musician Swain Schaefer
Swain Schaefer, who began his music career in 1960s Memphis garage-rock bands and played organ for a short time for the Box Tops, died at his Nashville home Feb. 16. He was 70 years old.
H. Scott Prosterman
H. Scott Prosterman is a native Memphian and a graduate of White Station, Rhodes College and the University of Michigan. He is a writer and communications consultant in Oakland.
There are 4 articles by H. Scott Prosterman :
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March 2023
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December 2022
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Guest Columnists Guest Column: Memories of Stax, the late Jim Stewart and Isaac Hayes’ powder blue Caddy
“Stax history is about the music but also about the integration and racial healing in Memphis and the nation.”
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October 2022
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Guest Columnists Opinion: Memories of Memphis school integration and ‘the bravest people I ever met’
Looking back at some of the first black classmates after the integration of Memphis schools, the writer shares memories of bravery in the face of racial and anti-Semitic abuse.
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August 2022
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Opinion Opinion: School vouchers undermine public education
These same politicians are also banning books in public schools and libraries are undermining public education under the euphemism of “promoting school choice.”
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