Memphis@200: Race an intrinsic aspect of Memphis’ complex story
For two centuries, threads of black and white have woven a sometimes-ugly tapestry that is the Bluff City’s history
Demonstrators commemorated the 1968 sanitation workers' strike during a march from Clayborn Temple to City Hall on Feb. 12, 2018. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian file)
Race is a complicated, foreboding and necessary theme to consider in Memphis's 200-year history. It's also more than the city's past. Race is part of the city's eternal present.
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Bill Dries
Bill Dries covers city government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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