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

Role of Religious Leaders

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 2, 2022

1. Role of Religious Leaders Marker

Inscription. The ministry of Jefferson Street's religious leaders has always been demonstrated the integral relation between the church and the community at large and continues to do so today in the 1960's, local religious leaders used their influence to advance the cause of the Civil Rights movement. Kelly Miller Smith, former pastor of Nashville's historic First Baptist Church Capitol Hill and civil rights activist, defined the task of black religious leadership as the ability to organize the power and resources of the church around the vision of a transformed humanity and earth. (The Beloved Community)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 36° 10.373′ N, 86° 47.563′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hope Gardens. It is on Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 Jefferson St, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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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: Adolphus Heiman (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson Street Music Scene (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Germantown (about 400 feet away); 10 Rules of Conduct for Civil Rights Sit-Ins (about 400 feet away); Sulphur Dell (about 700 feet away); Mary Catherine Schweiss Strobel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jefferson St. Music Scene (approx. 0.2 miles away); Assumption Church / Cardinal Stritch (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 2, 2022

2. Role of Religious Leaders Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.