Nashville History Corner

RIDLEY WILLS II PUBLISHES BOOK CATALOGING HISTORY CORNER ARTICLES

Proceeds for the book will benefit ‘The Contributor’

BY AMANDA HAGGARD

Longtime writer for The Contributor Ridley Wills II has published a book cataloging all of his work writing History Corner articles for the paper from over the past decade.

Wills got the idea to put all his History Corner articles in a book when his son, Tom Wills, The Contributor’s director of vending, told him former Mayor Bill Purcell had mentioned he bought the The Contributor to read the History Corner articles. Wills has been a supporter of the paper since its inception. He’s watched Nashville grow over the years, and knows that it has gotten tougher for people in poverty.

“Housing for people is Nashville's biggest problem as all the inner city neighborhoods are being gentrified with five-story condos,” Wills says.

All proceeds from the book will be donated to The Contributor to continue its mission of providing low-barrier income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness so that they can find sustainable housing.

“Poor people have very few places to go,” Ridley says. “That’s what makes what The Contributor is doing so important, and why I wanted to give these funds to them.”

The following local bookstores carry the book:

NASHVILLE

• Belle Meade Mansion Gift Shop: 5025 Harding Pike

• Elder's Bookstore: 101 White Bridge Road

• Fort Negley Visitors Center: 1100 Fort Negley Boulevard

• Historic Belmont: 1800 Belmont Blvd.

• Logos Book Store: 2136 Bandywood Drive

• Parnassus Books: 3900 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 14

FRANKLIN

• Landmark Booksellers: 114 East Main Street

BRENTWOOD

• Hot Pink: 831 Franklin Pike

COLUMBIA

• Duck River Books: 124 Public Square