Hadley/Washington in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Ernest Rip Patton
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Modern Civil Rights Activists in Nashville

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 2, 2023

1. Ernest Rip Patton/Modern Civil Rights Activists in Nashville Marker

Inscription. Ernest Rip Patton
1940-2021 Ernest Rip Patton attended Tenn. Agricultural & Industrial State University where he joined the Nashville Student Movement, attended meetings at local churches - including his own, Gordon United Memorial Methodist - and participated in lunch counter sit-ins. In 1961, he was one of 14 students the state expelled after their arrests during the Freedom Rides. They all received honorary doctoral degrees from TSU in 2008. Dr. Patton spoke, and often sang, across the country about his activism.

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Modern Civil Rights
Activists in Nashville
1957-1964 Countless men and women fought for equal rights for African Americans in Nashville during the Jim Crow era, beginning with the 1957 desegregation of public schools. Test sit-ins at downtown eateries began in 1959, and efforts to desegregate public facilities lasted until the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Members of the Nashville Student Movement and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee departed Nashville as Freedom Riders in 1961 and advocated for equal voting rights through 1965.

Erected 2022 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan

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Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 251.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1961.

Location. 36° 9.74′ N, 86° 48.649′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hadley/Washington. It is at the intersection of Herman Street and 22nd Avenue N, on the right when traveling west on Herman Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2317 Herman Street, 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: Gordon Chapel / Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 2, 2023

2. Ernest Rip Patton/Modern Civil Rights Activists in Nashville Marker

(here, next to this marker); Nashville Christian Institute (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Washington Junior High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Royal Towers (approx. ¼ mile away); Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. Mattie Coleman (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. Lloyd C. Elam (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rev. Pharaoh H. Benson (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 2, 2023

3. Ernest Rip Patton/Modern Civil Rights Activists in Nashville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

Ernest Rip Patton⎯⎯⎯Modern Civil Rights Activists in Nashville

Ernest Rip Patton
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Modern Civil Rights Activists in Nashville