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

Alex Haley and Roots

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023

1. Alex Haley and Roots Marker

Inscription. Alex Haley won the 1977 Special Pulitzer Prize for Roots, a book that sparked a nationwide revival in family and local history.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1977.

Location. 36° 10.34′ N, 86° 47.343′ 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: 1976 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 walking distance of this marker: Robin Hood (here, next to this marker); East Tennessee State University College of Medicine

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(here, next to this marker); Governor-elect Lamar Alexander (here, next to this marker); Knoxville's World Fair and the return of automobile manufacturing industry (here, next to this marker); Tellico Dam and destruction of Overhill Cherokee village sites (here, next to this marker); More than 49,000 Tennesseans served in the Vietnam War (here, next to this marker); 1975 Floods (here, next to this marker); 1980 Population (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. Alex Haley and Roots 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 164 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.