Hadley Park in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

John W. Work II

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

1. John W. Work II Marker

Inscription. Work attended Fisk University, where he organized singing groups and studied Latin and history, graduating in 1895. He took an appointment as a Latin and History instructor at Fisk in 1904. In 1890 he began working with his wife and brother collecting slave songs and spirituals, publishing them as New Jubilee Songs as Sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers (1901) and New Jubilee Songs and Folk Songs of the American Negro (1907). He served as director of the Jubilee Singers until he resigned in 1923.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Entertainment.

Location. 36° 10.143′ N, 86° 48.812′ 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. Ted Jarrett (here, next to this marker); The McCrary Sisters (here, next to this marker); Reverend Dr. William F. Buchanan (here, next to this marker); The Tennessee State University Marching Band "The Aristocrats" (here, next to this marker); Bishop Dr. Michael Lee Graves

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(here, next to this marker); Billy Cox (here, next to this marker); Bishop Walker, III (here, next to this marker); James 'Tex' Thomas (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. John W. Work II 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 48 times since then and 4 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.