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Stax Museum of American Soul Music Awarded Grant to Create Special New Exhibit and Programming to Highlight Stax Records’ Commitment to Social Justice

8 years ago Tim Sampson

MEMPHIS, TN. – The Stax Museum of American Soul Music was awarded $47,500 to create a new program in 2018/2019 titled “Give A Damn: Stax Records and Social Justice, 1968-75,” the National Park Service announced yesterday. “Through the African American Civil Rights Grant Program, we’re helping our public and private partners tell unique and powerful stories

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Stax Museum named one of World’s 10 Best Music Attractions in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Award

10 years ago Tim Sampson

The votes are in and soul music lovers all over the world have had their say by voting the Stax Museum of American Soul Music as one of the 10 Best Musical Attractions in the world in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice awards. Two other Memphis landmarks – Elvis Presley’s Graceland and Sun Studio –

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PRESS ARCHIVE

10 years ago Tim Sampson

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Tributes to Motown and Southern Soul LOCAL MEMPHIS LIVE: Remembering Otis Redding and the Bar-Kays 50 After Their Deaths THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL” Stax Museum to celebrate 60th anniversary; Rufus Thomas’ 100th KCBX FM: The Story of Soulsville and Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis THE GUARDIAN: Stax Museum, Memphis:

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Stax Museum & Facing History and Ourselves offer new curriculum

10 years ago Tim Sampson

The Stax Museum of American Soul Music and the Memphis office of Facing History and Ourselves have partnered to create a new curriculum based on the history of Stax Records, which is now shared with educators around the world at no cost. Details

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Stax Museum receives 2015 Tennessee Governor’s Arts Leadership Award

10 years ago Tim Sampson

The Stax Museum is proud to be honored with a 2015 Governor’s Arts Leadership Award

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