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

Juno Frankie Pierce

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2021

1. Juno Frankie Pierce Marker

Inscription. J. Frankie Pierce was born during or shortly after the Civil War. In 1921, she founded the Tennessee Vocational School for Colored Girls and served as its first superintendent until 1939. The founding of this school was aided by the Negro Women's Reconstruction Service League and the City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs that she organized. Before the modern civil rights movement, Pierce led her club members in a march on city hall in protest of the city's segregated public facilities. J. Frankie Pierce died on March 28, 1954.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Society. (Marker Number 3A 156.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 36° 10.185′ N, 86° 49.269′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is at the intersection of West Heiman Street and Ed Temple Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on West Heiman Street. Touch for map. Marker

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is at or near this postal address: 2719 W Heiman St, 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: Edward Stanley Temple (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tennessee State University (about 600 feet away); Tennessee State University Athletics (about 800 feet away); Joseph "Yusef" Harris (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Tennessee State University (approx. 0.2 miles away); Students of Tennessee State University and the Civil Rights Movement (approx. 0.2 miles away); John A. Merritt (approx. 0.2 miles away); Club Baron (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2021

2. Juno Frankie Pierce Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 556 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.