For further information Contact: Alex Haley Museum (731) 738-2240 In Celebration of Alex Haley’s 94th Birthday Groundbreaking Slavery Exhibit on View at the Alex Haley Museum   Henning, Tennessee, August 5, 2015 — A groundbreaking exhibit about the slaves and slaveholders who worked and resided at a distinctive plantation in Tennessee will open at the Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center. The exhibit, Slaves and Slaveholders of Wessyngton Plantation, looks at the lives of both the enslaved African Americans and…

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West Tennessee Day Trippin’ is now online with a brand new website! Memphis is not the only destination worth seeing in the Mid-South.  While Memphis has Graceland, Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum and the Mud Island River Park and Mississippi River Museum, within an hour or two of Memphis are some of the best places in the region to get away, if only for the day. This virtual guide is intended to help you plan your next visit Memphis and…

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The best resource for planning your trip to experience the unique sights and sounds and authentic southern hospitality of West Tennessee is almost here! Please check back for our official launch on March 15, 2014. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJSXGjOlK0o&list=PLFK2FxUasHNRpzqfZ-q3Kmtodqpoxv1Wo&feature=share]

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