Hadley Park in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
C.T. Vivian
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022
1. C.T. Vivian Marker
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C.T. Vivian moved to Nashville in 1955 to enroll in the American Baptist Theological Seminary. That same year, he and other ministers founded the Nashville Christian Leadership Conference, which organized and trained students to embark on a movement to end segregation. Vivian was one of the SNCC members that continued the Freedom Rides into Jackson, MS after a group from Congress for Racial Equality disbanded. The group was arrested and Vivian was badly beaten at Parchment Prison. In 1965, he famously confronted Sheriff Jim Clark on the steps of Selma Alabama's court-house while leading blacks to register to vote.
C.T. Vivian moved to Nashville in 1955 to enroll in the American Baptist Theological Seminary. That same year, he and other ministers founded the Nashville Christian Leadership Conference, which organized and trained students to embark on a movement to end segregation. Vivian was one of the SNCC members that continued the Freedom Rides into Jackson, MS after a group from Congress for Racial Equality disbanded. The group was arrested and Vivian was badly beaten at Parchment Prison. In 1965, he famously confronted Sheriff Jim Clark on the steps of Selma Alabama's court-house while leading blacks to register to vote.
Location. 36° 10.137′ N, 86° 48.811′ 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.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022
2. C.T. Vivian 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 64 times since then and 7 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.
