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).

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

Location. 36° 10.138′ N, 86° 48.809′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hadley Park. It is on Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 2412 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: Congressman John Lewis (here, next to this marker); Z. Alexander Looby (here, next to this marker); James C. Napier (here, next to this marker); Reverand James Lawson (here, next to this marker); James Bevel (here, next to this marker); Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr. Ed. D. (here, next to this marker); C.T. Vivian (here, next to this marker); Ben Jobe (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. 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 236 times since then and 31 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.