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

Students of Tennessee State University and the Civil Rights Movement

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 4, 2022

1. Students of Tennessee State University and the Civil Rights Movement Marker

Inscription. During the early 1960's, students from Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University (today TSU) were actively involved in the nation's civil rights movement. TSU students were members of the Nashville student group that desegregated the city's lunch counters and movie theaters. Fourteen of those students were arrested during their participation in the Freedom Rides and later expelled from school. In 2008, the fourteen students were presented with [indecipherable] for their role [indecipherable] Freedom Rides.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Civil Rights.

Location. 36° 10.078′ N, 86° 49.12′ W. Marker has been reported unreadable. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hadley Park. Marker is on Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2622 Jefferson St, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Club Baron (within shouting distance of this marker); Churches of Jefferson Street (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tennessee State University Athletics (about 400 feet away); Jefferson St. Music Scene (about 500 feet away); Tennessee State University

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(about 700 feet away); John A. Merritt (about 700 feet away); Hadley Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Club Del Morocco (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 4, 2022

2. Students of Tennessee State University and the Civil Rights Movement Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.