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

National Guard in Clinton 1956 and Bobby Cain in 1957

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023

1. National Guard in Clinton 1956 and Bobby Cain in 1957 Marker

Inscription. National Guard occupied Clinton in 1956, quelling riots over admission of black high school students. A year later, Bobby Cain became the first African American to graduate from an integrated public high school in the South

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Education.

Location. 36° 10.325′ N, 86° 47.333′ 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 at or near this postal address: 1966 7th Ave N, 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 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

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walking distance of this marker: Elvis Presley (here, next to this marker); Nashville's Life and Casualty Tower (here, next to this marker); Three Grand Divisions, Wilma Rudolph and Elvis Presley and city dwellers. (here, next to this marker); Tennessee Wesleyan College (here, next to this marker); Tom Little (here, next to this marker); Desegregated Lunch Counters (here, next to this marker); Sam Phillip's Sun Studio (here, next to this marker); Rosa Parks (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. National Guard in Clinton 1956 and Bobby Cain in 1957 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.