GOV. HASLAM, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST DEVELOPMENT
OFFICIALLY DEDICATE 10 TENNESSEE SITES ON U.S. CIVIL RIGHTS TRAIL
Memphis, Tenn. - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Tourist Development Commissioner Kevin Triplett to officially dedicate 10 sites in Tennessee as part of the newly-launched U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
WHO: Gov. Bill Haslam
Commissioner Kevin Triplett, Department of Tourist Development
Kevin Kane, president & CEO Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
Terri Freeman, president of National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel
WHAT:
The Official Designation of Tennessee's 10 U.S. Civil Rights Trail Sites
WHEN:
10 a.m. CST, Wed. February 21
WHERE:
National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
For more information, contact Jill Kilgore, public relations media manager for the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, at 615-927-1320 or by email atJill.Kilgore@tn.gov.
About the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development
Tennessee is the birthplace of the blues, bluegrass, country, gospel, soul, rockabilly and rock ‘n’ roll-delivering an unparalleled experience of beauty, history and family adventure, infused with music that creates a vacation that is “The Soundtrack of America. Made in Tennessee.” Tennessee’s tourism industry generates $19.3 billion in economic impact, more than $1.7 billion in state and local tax revenue and more than 176,500 tourism-related jobs.
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