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

Dr. George Brooks, Sr.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

1. Dr. George Brooks, Sr. Marker

Inscription. Reverend Brooks received his degree from the American Baptist College. He is presently the pastor of Saint James Missionary Baptist Church, where he has served since June 1954. Rev. Brooks was elected president of Missionary Baptist State Convention of Tennessee in 1995 which gave him leadership over 130 Middle Tennessee Churches. He served until 2003 when he was appointed director of the Congress Of Christian Workers of the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.

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

Location. 36° 10.142′ N, 86° 48.814′ 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, 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

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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: James 'Tex' Thomas (here, next to this marker); Bishop Dr. Michael Lee Graves (here, next to this marker); The Tennessee State University Marching Band "The Aristocrats" (here, next to this marker); Bishop Walker, III (here, next to this marker); Reverend Dr. William F. Buchanan (here, next to this marker); Billy Cox (here, next to this marker); The McCrary Sisters (here, next to this marker); Reverend Kelly Miller Smith (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. Dr. George Brooks, Sr. 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 312 times since then and 35 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.