Woodruff-Fontaine House offers different perspective on African-American wealth
The historic Woodruff-Fontaine House in Victorian Village opened a new exhibit Thursday to a group of children from Whitehaven, Hickory Hill and Frayser. The group that operates the home for the city is seeking to broaden the reach of the mansion to a broader history of Memphis in the Victorian era.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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