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On May 31, protesters marched from Coolidge Park to the Hamilton County Courthouse. After protesters damaged a light fixture and tore down a banner near the courthouse, the National Guard, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Hamilton County Police Department and Chattanooga Police Department began arresting people and dispersing the crowds with ...
Around 3:45 p.m., Memphis Police Department officers arrived at the scene and told protestors that they were engaged in an "unlawful assembly" and needed to leave the bridge. Shortly before 4 p.m ...
Edward Hull "Boss" Crump Jr. (October 2, 1874 – October 16, 1954) was an American politician from Memphis, Tennessee.Representing the Democratic Party, he was the dominant force in the city's politics for most of the first half of the 20th century, during which the city had a commission form of government.
The Memphis Police Department was founded in 1827. [6] In 1878, the 55-man police department was devastated by the yellow fever epidemic with all 55 officers stricken, and 10 officers dying. [6] By 1927, the city's murder rate was 69.3 per 100,000 population, the highest in the country.
1836 – Memphis Enquirer newspaper begins publication. [4] 1841 – The Appeal newspaper begins publication. 1843 New Orleans-Memphis telegraph begins operating. [3] Memphis Daily Eagle newspaper begins publication. [4] 1844 – Calvary Episcopal Church consecrated. [5] 1849 – Memphis incorporated as a city. [1] [2] 1850 Town designated a ...
The Mississippi River, Hernando de Soto Bridge and the Memphis skyline are seen from the roof of the Sterick Building during a tour of the building in Downtown Memphis, on Thursday, October 19, 2023.
Protests unfolded across the U.S. on Friday night after body camera footage and surveillance video showing Memphis, Tenn., police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols to death were released.
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