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| Tennessee Facts |
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Andrew Johnson, born in Tennessee, held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator. |
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Bristol, Tennessee is known as the Birthplace of Country Music. |
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The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee is at the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was slain in 1968. The museum preserves the motel and tells the history of the American Civil Rights Movement. |
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