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

Johnetta Featherstone Hayes

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

1. Johnetta Featherstone Hayes Marker

Inscription. Mrs. Hayes was a graduate of Tennessee A&I (TSU). Her civic and civil rights accomplishments were many. She and other local women organized committees to walk with a parent and child on the first day of Nashville's school desegregation in 1957. She was also involved in organizing marches and sit-ins against segregated establishments. During this period, she became the first elected female President of the local chapter of the NAACP.

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

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

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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: Nashville Christian Leadership Conference (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); Edith Taylor Langster (here, next to this marker); Gateway to Heritage (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. Johnetta Featherstone Hayes 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 343 times since then and 16 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.