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

Ida B. Wells

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023

1. Ida B. Wells Marker

Inscription. After Memphis African American newspaper owner and feminist Ida B. Wells demanded justice for lynchings in 1892 editorials, a mob threatened her life and destroyed the Free Speech building.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 36° 10.279′ N, 86° 47.303′ 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: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention

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(here, next to this marker); First major Tennessee labor strike (here, next to this marker); Astronomer Edward E. Barnard (here, next to this marker); "Empress of the Blues" (here, next to this marker); Caroline Meriwether Goodlett and the United Daughters of the Confederacy (here, next to this marker); Centennial Exposition (here, next to this marker); David Lipscomb College (here, next to this marker); The Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023

2. Ida B. Wells Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 12, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.