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

DeLois Wilkinson

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

1. DeLois Wilkinson Marker

Inscription. Mrs. Wilkinson was hired by Meharry Medical College in the 1950's and eventually became chief physical therapist at Meharry. As a member of historic First Baptist Church Capital Hill, she attended the Saturday morning meetings of the Nashville Christian Leadership Conference and became increasingly active in the fight for civil rights. She was instrumental in organizing Nashville's lunch counter sit-ins and later served on the Civil Rights Commission, the Metro Nashville Board of Education and the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities. Mrs. Wilkinson was also a lifetime member of the NAACP.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women.

Location. 36° 10.137′ N, 86° 48.827′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hadley Park. It is on Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2414 Jefferson St, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

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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: Gateway to Heritage (here, next to this marker); John Seigenthaler, Sr. (here, next to this marker); Freedom Riders 14 (here, next to this marker); The I-40 Steering Committee (here, next to this marker); Nashville Christian Leadership Conference (here, next to this marker); Johnetta Featherstone Hayes (here, next to this marker); Edith Taylor Langster (here, next to this marker); Erica Gilmore (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

2. DeLois Wilkinson 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 300 times since then and 23 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.