Jones/Buena Vista in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Jones School ⎯⎯⎯ School Desegregation in Nashville “Nashville Plan” Schools
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 12, 2022
1. Jones School/School Desegregation in Nashville “Nashville Plan” Schools Marker
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Jones School, also, School Desegregation in Nashville “Nashville Plan” Schools. .
Jones School . Named for long-time North Nashville principal R. W. Jones (1849-1933), Jones School opened in 1936 to replace the old Buena Vista School. Four African American first graders desegregated the school on Sept. 9, 1957. A crowd of white segregationists taunted them, and many white parents removed their students from the school. Members of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) visited parents in the area, supporting those already enrolled and encouraging others to join them.,
"Nashville Plan" Schools School Desegregation in Nashville. In Brown v. Topeka (1954) and Brown II (1955) the U.S. Supreme Court ordered public schools nationwide to end racial segregation "with all deliberate speed.” Nashville failed to comply. resulting in the Kelley v. Board of Education case (1955) and the 1957 enactment a grade-per-year plan starting at the first grade. In 1963, the Maxwell v. Davidson County (1960) case was merged with the Kelley case. In 1998, the court deemed the Metro school system to be desegregated.
Jones School
Named for long-time North Nashville principal
R. W. Jones (1849-1933), Jones School opened
in 1936 to replace the old Buena Vista School.
Four African American first graders desegregated the school on Sept. 9, 1957. A crowd of white segregationists taunted them, and many
white parents removed their students from
the school. Members of the Congress of Racial
Equality (CORE) visited parents in the area,
supporting those already enrolled and
encouraging others to join them.
"Nashville Plan" Schools
School Desegregation in Nashville
In Brown v. Topeka (1954) and Brown II (1955)
the U.S. Supreme Court ordered public schools
nationwide to end racial segregation "with all
deliberate speed.” Nashville failed to comply.
resulting in the Kelley v. Board of Education
case (1955) and the 1957 enactment
a grade-per-year plan starting at the first grade.
In 1963, the Maxwell v. Davidson County (1960) case
was merged with the Kelley case.
In 1998, the court deemed the Metro school
system to be desegregated.
Erected 2020 by the Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County.
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(Marker Number 224.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is September 9, 1957.
Location. 36° 10.864′ N, 86° 48.101′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Jones/Buena Vista. It is on 9th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1807 9th Ave N, 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.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 12, 2022
3. Jones School / School Desegregation in Nashville “Nashville Plan” Schools Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 12, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on April 16, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
