Fang in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Clark Memorial United Methodist Church

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 2, 2023

1. Clark Memorial United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Founded in South Nashville in 1865, Clark Memorial moved to North Nashville in 1936 and to this location in 1945. The church was central to the Civil Rights movement in Nashville, with activist James M. Lawson conducting classes here in 1959 on non-violent protests. Lawson was a founding member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), whose Nashville members included students at American Baptist College, Fisk Univ., Tenn. A&I (now Tenn. State) and Vanderbilt Univ.

Erected 2019 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County; In Honor of Matthew Walker Jr. (Marker Number 213.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 36° 10.151′ N, 86° 47.999′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Fang. It is

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at the intersection of 14th Avenue North and Phillips Street, on the right when traveling north on 14th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1014 14th Avenue North, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marshall Keeble (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. (about 500 feet away); Dr. Matthew Walker Sr. (about 700 feet away); John Wesley Frierson (about 700 feet away); Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speech at Fisk University (about 700 feet away); Richardson House (about 700 feet away); Nashville Sit-Ins (about 700 feet away); The Alfred Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University/The Civil Rights March

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

2. Clark Memorial United Methodist Church Marker

(about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

3. Clark Memorial United Methodist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 560 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 22, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.