Speaker Series

Join us on Tuesday, January 20 for a Speaker Session with Tina McDaniel and William Isom II for a presentation on local African-American History. This event honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with a moderated conversation hosted by the Birthplace of Country Music Museum featuring local Bristolian Tina McDaniel and William Isom II of Black in Appalachia. The discussion will highlight projects, oral story collections, and marker installations—along with fascinating and largely unknown nuggets that reveal the depth, resilience, and cultural impact of Bristol’s African American community.