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

Inscription. 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.

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

Location. 36° 10.137′ N, 86° 48.811′ 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of 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); Congressman John Lewis (here, next to this marker); James C. Napier (here, next to this marker); Z. Alexander Looby (here, next to this marker); Diane Nash (here, next to this marker); Tennessee State University Tigerbelles (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. 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 180 times since then and 21 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.