Hadley Park in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Z. Alexander Looby
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022
1. Z. Alexander Looby Marker
Inscription.
Z. Alexander Looby. . Dr Lobby came to Nashville in 1926, where he began a notable career in education, in the law, and in citizenship. He taught at Fisk University and Tennessee A&I (TSU) and later helped to found The Kent College of Law, Nashville's first law school for blacks. He criss-crossed the state in company of other black lawyers, including Thurgood Marshall, arguing against Jim Crowism and discrimination for the NAACP. During Nashville's sit-in demonstrations and civil rights marches of the 1960s. Looby provided legal services for local college students. On April 19, 1960 his home was bombed in response to his support for the students.
Dr Lobby came to Nashville in 1926, where he began a notable
career in education, in the law, and in citizenship.
He taught at Fisk University and
Tennessee A&I (TSU) and later helped to found
The Kent College of Law, Nashville's first law school
for blacks. He criss-crossed the state in company of
other black lawyers, including Thurgood Marshall, arguing
against Jim Crowism and discrimination for the NAACP.
During Nashville's sit-in demonstrations and civil
rights marches of the 1960s. Looby provided
legal services for local college students.
On April 19, 1960 his home was
bombed in response to his
support for the students.
Location. 36° 10.138′ N, 86° 48.81′ 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2412 Jefferson St, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally,
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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.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022
2. Z. Alexander Looby 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 232 times since then and 32 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.
