North Capitol in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Increase in the number of enslaved people and free Blacks in Tennessee

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

1. Increase in the number of enslaved people and free Blacks in Tennessee Marker

Inscription. From 1810 to 1860, the number of slaves in Tennessee increased from 44,734 to 275,719, and the number of free blacks grew from 1,318 to 7,300.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: African Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 36° 10.253′ N, 86° 47.282′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It is on 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37219, 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 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: 1860 Population (here, next to this marker); White slaveholders in Tennessee (here,

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next to this marker); Tennessee grew increasingly divided over slavery and states' rights (here, next to this marker); Working Railroads in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Louisville and Nashville Railroad (here, next to this marker); County Agricultural Societies (here, next to this marker); Memphis' LeMoyne Institute (here, next to this marker); The first biennial State Fair in Nashville (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

2. Increase in the number of enslaved people and free Blacks in Tennessee Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 4, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.