Is the Ryman’s Confederate Gallery Still the Confederate Gallery?

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Is the Ryman’s Confederate Gallery Still the Confederate Gallery?
Sometimes the sign on the Ryman's balcony reads 'Confederate Gallery,' sometimes not. So what gives?

Stephen Elliott
Jun 8, 2017 5 AM

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The upper gallery at the Ryman Auditorium is a place with two names — or two signs, at least.

Sometimes the long wooden marker that hangs from the balcony and stares down at any performer who takes the stage reads “Confederate Gallery,” accompanied by the year 1897. That’s the year the United Confederate Veterans held their annual reunion in Nashville.

More: http://www.nashvillescene.com/music...ederate-gallery-still-the-confederate-gallery
 
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Is the Ryman’s Confederate Gallery Still the Confederate Gallery?
Sometimes the sign on the Ryman's balcony reads 'Confederate Gallery,' sometimes not. So what gives?

Stephen Elliott
Jun 8, 2017 5 AM

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The upper gallery at the Ryman Auditorium is a place with two names — or two signs, at least.

Sometimes the long wooden marker that hangs from the balcony and stares down at any performer who takes the stage reads “Confederate Gallery,” accompanied by the year 1897. That’s the year the United Confederate Veterans held their annual reunion in Nashville.

More: http://www.nashvillescene.com/music...ederate-gallery-still-the-confederate-gallery
Guessing is dangerous, but if I had to I'd say that the name on the sign is audience-dependent. Certain audience groups that might use the auditorium don't connect well with the "Confederate" thing.
 
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