Talk:History of Memphis, Tennessee

message: I came by to do some basic research on antebellum Memphis and I am sorry to say I was disappointed in this section, starting with the title.  I am not an expert on Memphis, having visited the city only a half a dozen times over the years.  I would like to submit the following as ideas for improving this section:
  Title:  Foundation (1819) - 1860
The dash implies a date range. and the section covers the foundation of Memphis through the Civil War.
  Public Squares
I'm not sure this is important, but I have corrected the text from "only Court Square" to "Court, Market, and Auction".  If you match the foundation street plan with Google Maps you will see that both Market and Auction are still public areas.  They may not carry their original names but they are still open and public. 
  Memphis became a major slave market.
Well, yes, but the detail is missing.  At very least, some mention of (Nathan Bedford) Forrest & Maples should be made.  After all, Mr. Forrest was a prominent citizen and member of the city council.  Were there any other major traders active in the city during the antebellum period?  Was some area of the city devoted to the trade?  
  Prior to the Civil War, one quarter of the city's population were slaves.
Per the Historic Census Browser at the University of Virginia ((2004). Historical Census Browser. Retrieved 02/11/2011, from the University of Virginia, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center: http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/index.html.) in 1860, 35.25% of the population of Shelby county, of which Memphis is the county seat, was enslaved.  The 25% currently cited figure is from a 1917 publication.  
Can someone help with this?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Miletan (talk • contribs) 17:18, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Foundation - 1819 

message: The following was posted in the article by a new contributor. I moved it here because it's more appropriate for the talk page. --Orlady (talk) 03:27, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that there may be an article about "music of Memphis" where this would fit best. Regardless, Wikipedia needs to cite sources. Has this information been published somewhere? --Orlady (talk) 03:27, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Music section 

message: What is missing from the city timeline? Please add relevant content. Thank you. -- M2545 (talk) 11:07, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Timeline of Memphis, Tennessee]] 

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