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

W.E.B. DuBois

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

1. W.E.B. DuBois Marker

Inscription. W.E.B. DuBois graduated from Fisk University in 1898. He continued his education at Harvard University, where he became the school's first African American to receive a Ph.D. in History. Shortly thereafter, DuBois established himself as the first great scholar of black life in America. In 1905, he took the lead in founding the Niagara Movement, which was intended to be an organization advocating civil rights for blacks. The organization faltered, but was a fore-runner to the NAACP which was founded in 1909. DuBois played a prominent role in the NAACP's creation and became its director of research and editor of its magazine, "The Crisis."

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

Location. 36° 10.121′ 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, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Isaiah T. Creswell (here, next to this marker); Dr. Edith Peterson Mitchell (here, next to this marker); Moses Gunn (here, next to this marker); Jesse E. Russell

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(here, next to this marker); Dr. Billy Ray Ballard MD, DDS (here, next to this marker); Howard C. Gentry, Sr. (here, next to this marker); Reginald W. Coopwood, M.D. (here, next to this marker); Tennessee State University NFL Players (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

2. W.E.B. DuBois 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 228 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.