Became a place for political rallies, civil rights events, and home to Country Musics grand ole opry. Today we are at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown nashville, tennessee. The nickname of the auditorium is the Mother Church of Country Music, which tells the history of both things it is famous for. It was built by a riverboat captain famously converted under a tent in downtown nashville in may of 1865, and after his conversion, he believed traveling ministers should have a permanent home inside that was large enough to take the large crowds of traveling ministers who came to town. Captain ryman built the Ryman Auditorium, it opened first in 1892 as a tabernacle. That is the church part of the that is the church part of the history. The Country Music part deals with the grand ole opry, which can be renting 43 after being in many different homes in nashville and stayed here until 1974 when the new opry house was built, but during the run of the 1940s, 19 50s, 1960s and 1970s, so
Jokes about donald trump its the brad paisley live show oh lookin there a ratings bump thank you thank you five sweaty people in face shields. Appreciate it. This is awesome. And its freaking weird. Because everything is freaking weird right now. But some parts of life are starting to get back to normal. For instance im very excited that the new nfl season kicks off tomorrow. Hank jr. Always asks, are you ready for some football . Hell, im so starved for sports im ready for some badminton. The nfl is doing things differently this year. Like all of us. For safety players will be quarantined for 14 days every time they come in close contact with another player. So the season is going to last 17 years. Some teams are made for this like the Detroit Lions. Their defense hasnt come within six feet of another player since 1998. I can say that because im a Cleveland Browns fan. And as a browns fan, Detroit Lions jokes are all weve got. God bless em. Hey, speaking of sports are you familiar wit
Streets, our cells. We look at the painful past in order to learn i tions, the so controversial, why are so many people calling for it now . To examine that, we have to go back in time. 1526, the spanish bring 100 enslaved africans to what is now the carolinas and georgia. They were the first known slaves on american soil. We know what happened next. For the next 350 years, africans were enslaved, beaten, tortured and killed. They built the white house. They fought in wars. Their labor built the american economy. And then came the civil war and freedom. Promises of 40 acres and later on a mule. They were free, sort of. There were black codes, allowing black people to be arrested for things like being out at night or not working at a servant. And then there was jim crow. A set of laws that denied africanamericans all sorts of rights. If you violated them, it could get you arrested or even killed. Then, there were housing discrimination laws, and a practice called redlining, where federa
Starting to get back to normal. For instance im very excited that the new nfl season kicks off tomorrow. Hank jr. Always asks, are you ready for some football . Hell, im so starved for sports im ready for some badminton. The nfl is doing things differently this year. Like all of us. For safety players will be quarantined for 14 days every time they come in close contact with another player. So the season is going to last 17 years. Some teams are made for this like the Detroit Lions. Their defense hasnt come within six feet of another player since 1998. I can say that because im a Cleveland Browns fan. And as a browns fan, Detroit Lions jokes are all weve got. God bless em. Hey, speaking of sports are you familiar with the beersketball challenge . It started when i put out a song called no i in beer and some creative folks on tiktok took the ball and bounced it. Cause were all in this together to me, its all clear drinkin ought to be a team effort there is no i in beer its a little tric
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