In August, 1957, Nashville was on edge, waiting to see if city schools would desegregate in September. Segregationists from all over the South descended on the city and a plan was hatched to bomb a school.

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Produced by 440 Media with the cooperation of Third Man Books

Narration by Betsy Phillips and Braden Gall, written by Betsy Phillips

Edited by Braden Gall, theme music by Anchor Thieves

Photo from the Dale Ernsberger Collection, courtesy of Metro Nashville Archives