Two Nashville sites added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail

Nashville's Jefferson Street Sound Museum(opens in a new tab) and the Museum of Christian and Gospel Music(opens in a new tab) have been added to Tennessee’s portion(opens in a new tab) of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. The Jefferson Street Sound Museum shows how music, culture, and activism brought together artists like Jimi Hendrix, Etta James, Ray Charles, James Brown, Tina Turner, Little Richard and countless others to the area. The Museum of Christian and Gospel Music shows the powerful role the genre and its artists played as a source of hope, unity, and inspiration during the Civil Rights Movement.