Hadley Park in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Freedom Riders 14
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022
1. Freedom Riders 14 Marker
Inscription.
Freedom Riders 14. . Throughout the summer of 1961 more than 60 different Freedom Rides took place across the South. It is estimated that nearly 450 individuals took part in the Freedom Rides. More than 300 were arrested, including 14 students from Tennessee State University. The TSU students were expelled by the university under a year-old law created during the administration of Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington. Afterwards, demonstrations and picketing of the State Capital on behalf of the student's reinstatement were unsuccessful. On April 25, 2008, the Tennessee Board of Regents reversed an earlier decision and agreed to award honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to the 14 students.
Throughout the summer of 1961 more than 60 different Freedom Rides took place across the South. It is estimated that nearly 450 individuals took part in the Freedom Rides. More than 300 were arrested, including 14 students from Tennessee State University. The TSU students were expelled by the university under a year-old law created during the administration of Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington. Afterwards, demonstrations and picketing of the State Capital on behalf of the student's reinstatement were unsuccessful. On April 25, 2008, the Tennessee Board of Regents reversed an earlier decision and agreed to award honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to the 14 students.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Education.
Location. 36° 10.137′ N, 86° 48.828′ 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,
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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, August 25, 2022
2. Freedom Riders 14 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 21 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.
