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

Nashville Christian Leadership Conference

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

1. Nashville Christian Leadership Conference Marker

Inscription. The Nashville Christian Leadership Conference (NCLC) was founded in 1955 by Reverend Kelly Miller Smith. An affiliate of Dr. King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the group organized and trained students to embark on a movement to end segregation in Nashville. Their workshops promoted civil rights for blacks through non-violent civil disobedience. Some of the most notable civil rights leaders of the 1960's came from the NCLC.

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

Location. 36° 10.138′ 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.

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.

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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: Johnetta Featherstone Hayes (here, next to this marker); The I-40 Steering Committee (here, next to this marker); John Seigenthaler, Sr. (here, next to this marker); DeLois Wilkinson (here, next to this marker); Freedom Riders 14 (here, next to this marker); Gateway to Heritage (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. Nashville Christian Leadership Conference 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 372 times since then and 28 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.