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Industries in Tennessee during the 1960s and the assassination of Dr. MLK Jr.

 
 
Industries in Tennessee during the 1960s and the assassination of Dr. MLK Jr. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
1. Industries in Tennessee during the 1960s and the assassination of Dr. MLK Jr. Marker
Inscription. New and varied service and distribution industries, and old standbys such as the music industry, carried Tennessee through the turbulence of the 1960s and the Vietnam War. Racial issues dominated news, culminating with the tragic assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCivil RightsIndustry & Commerce.
 
Location. 36° 10.333′ N, 86° 47.338′ 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
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of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: President Lyndon B. Johnson (here, next to this marker); Tennessee Arts Commission (here, next to this marker); Hospital Corporation of America (here, next to this marker); King College (here, next to this marker); Riots followed assassination of Dr. MLK Jr. (here, next to this marker); Dr. Dorothy Brown (here, next to this marker); Milligan College (here, next to this marker); Jack Daniels and George Dickel distilleries (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Industries in Tennessee during the 1960s and the assassination of Dr. MLK Jr. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
2. Industries in Tennessee during the 1960s and the assassination of Dr. MLK Jr. Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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