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

White slaveholders in Tennessee

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

1. White slaveholders in Tennessee Marker

Inscription. Less than 5% of the state's white population were slaveholders in 1860. Most of these owned 1 or 2 slaves, alongside whom they worked.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

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: Tennessee grew increasingly divided over slavery and states' rights

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(here, next to this marker); 1860 Population (here, next to this marker); Increase in the number of enslaved people and free Blacks in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Working Railroads in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Memphis' LeMoyne Institute (here, next to this marker); Louisville and Nashville Railroad (here, next to this marker); Govenor Isham Harris and the Civil War (here, next to this marker); County Agricultural Societies (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. White slaveholders 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 122 times since then and 13 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.