Opinion: Under Terri Freeman, the National Civil Rights Museum became a catalyst for change
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway is in a lifelong relationship with his city. They fight, but they get back together. His new book – "In a Colorful Place" – is a collection of his columns and the columns of Otis Sanford. He can be reached at dconaway@dailymemphian.com.
Freeman asked us to take what we felt inside the museum outside and apply it.
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