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

Riots followed assassination of Dr. MLK Jr.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023

1. Riots followed assassination of Dr. MLK Jr. Marker

Inscription. Riots followed the assassination at the Lorraine Motel of civil rights leader and nonviolence proponent Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was in Memphis in 1968 to support a strike by sanitation workers.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Disasters • Labor Unions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.

Location. 36° 10.334′ N, 86° 47.339′ 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: King College (here, next to this marker); Hospital Corporation of America (here, next to this marker); Tennessee Arts Commission (here, next to this marker); President Lyndon B. Johnson (here, next to this marker); Freed-Hardeman University at Henderson (here, next to this marker); Arts Council of Greater Chattanooga (here, next to this marker); 1970 Population (here, next to this marker); Stax Records, Inc. and the "Memphis Sound" (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Riots followed assassination of Dr. MLK Jr. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023

2. Riots followed assassination of Dr. MLK Jr. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 150 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.