The 80-Year Mystery Around 'Fred Douglas' Park
The 80-Year Mystery Around 'Fred Douglas' Park

The 80-Year Mystery Around 'Fred Douglas' Park

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In Nashville, there was a time when the idea of a "Negro park" ruffled feathers. For more than 80 years, there's been confusion about whether a park originally created during segregation and named for a seemingly nonexistent "Fred Douglas" might have actually been intended to honor the great abolitionist and statesman. Reporter Blake Farmer of member station WPLN explores the park's controversial history and how the city finally decided to clarify the park's name.

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