Tennessee State Museum - WWII & Civil Rights

Join us for another visit to the Tennessee State Museum! This time our guides will lead us through our exploration of WWII and Civil Rights in Tennessee.

WWII Home Front in Tennessee (Recommended Grades: 3-5, 6-8, HS)

The efforts of WWII were not only felt by the military forces overseas but also by the women serving on the home front. Students will explore the contributions of women during the war through rationing, working factory jobs, service roles, and inside the gates of Tennessee’s Secret City, Oak Ridge. 

Highlights include: WASP uniform, ration book, Oak Ridge artifacts

The Fight for Civil Rights  (Recommended Grades: 3-5, 6-8, HS)

With Reconstruction over and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments ratified, African Americans still did not have equal rights. From Ida B. Wells to Diane Nash, learn how African Americans in Tennessee organized, protested, and continued the fight for equality.