Hadley Park in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Diane Nash
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022
1. Diane Nash Marker
Inscription.
Diane Nash attended Fisk University and became a leader and strategist of the student wing of the 1960's Civil Rights Movement. Nash's campaigns were among the most successful of the era. Her efforts included the first successful civil rights campaign to de-segregate lunch counters here in Nashville. She also helped to de-segregate interstate travel with her pivotal role in the Freedom Rides. In 1965, the Southern Christian Leadership Council gave its highest award, the Rosa Parks Award, to Nash. Her later awards include the Distinguished American Award from the John F. Kennedy Library and Foundation (2003), the LBJ Award for Leadership in Civil Rights from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum (2004) and the Freedom Award from the National Civil Rights Museum (2008).
Diane Nash attended Fisk University and became a leader and strategist of the student wing of the 1960's Civil Rights Movement. Nash's campaigns were among the most successful of the era. Her efforts included the first successful civil rights campaign to de-segregate lunch counters here in Nashville. She also helped to de-segregate interstate travel with her pivotal role in the Freedom Rides. In 1965, the Southern Christian Leadership Council gave its highest award, the Rosa Parks Award, to Nash. Her later awards include the Distinguished American Award from the John F. Kennedy Library and Foundation (2003), the LBJ Award for Leadership in Civil Rights from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum (2004) and the Freedom Award from the National Civil Rights Museum (2008).
Location. 36° 10.138′ N, 86° 48.809′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hadley Park. Marker is on Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2412 Jefferson St, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Congressman John Lewis (here, next to this marker); Z. Alexander Looby (here,
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022
2. Diane Nash Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 8 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.
