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The zoo that history nearly forgot in 'When Two Feathers Fell From The Sky'
The zoo that history nearly forgot in 'When Two Feathers Fell From The Sky'
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9 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
If you visited South Nashville today, you might not suspect that, over a century ago, it was home to a zoo and amusement park called the Glendale Zoo. Among other attractions, the zoo had a popular attraction called "horse diving," in which a performer rode a horse off a tall platform into a body of water. In her book, When Two Feathers Fell From The Sky, Verble imagines the life of a young Cherokee girl named Two Feathers, who horse dives for a living at the zoo in the year 1926 — set against the background of the Jim Crow South and widespread mistreatment of Native Americans.
Released:
Oct 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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