North Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Buena Vista School / School Desegregation in Nashville "Nashville Plan" Schools
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024
1. Buena Vista School / School Desegregation in Nashville "Nashville Plan" Schools Marker
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Buena Vista School, also, School Desegregation in Nashville "Nashville Plan" Schools. .
Buena Vista School. The first Buena Vista School opened in 1888 and was demolished in 1936. Architects Marr and Holman designed this Jacobean-style school, opened in 1931. Three African American first grade students desegregated the school on Sept. 9, 1957. About 100 protesters surrounded the school, but all students and parents made it safely inside. Members of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) visited parents in the area, supporting those already enrolled and encouraging others to join them. , Side 2:
"Nashville Plan" Schools School Desegregation in Nashville . In Brown v. Topeka (1954) and Brown II (1955) the U.S. Supreme Court ordered public schools nationwide to end racial segregation "with all deliberate speed." Nashville failed to comply, resulting in the Kelley v. Board of Education case (1955) and the 1957 enactment of a grade-per-year plan starting at the first grade. In 1963, the Maxwell v. Davidson County (1960) case was merged with the Kelley case. In 1998, the court deemed the Metro school system to be desegregated.
Buena Vista School
The first Buena Vista School opened in 1888
and was demolished in 1936. Architects Marr &
Holman designed this Jacobean-style school,
opened in 1931. Three African American first
grade students desegregated the school on
Sept. 9, 1957. About 100 protesters surrounded
the school, but all students and parents made
it safely inside. Members of the Congress of
Racial Equality (CORE) visited parents in the
area, supporting those already enrolled and
encouraging others to join them.
Side 2:
"Nashville Plan" Schools
School Desegregation in Nashville
In Brown v. Topeka (1954) and Brown II (1955) the U.S. Supreme Court ordered public schools nationwide to end racial segregation "with all deliberate speed." Nashville failed to comply, resulting in the Kelley v. Board of Education case (1955) and the 1957 enactment of a grade-per-year plan starting at the first grade. In 1963, the Maxwell v. Davidson County (1960) case was merged with the Kelley case. In 1998, the court deemed the Metro school system to be desegregated.
Erected 2020 by the Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 221.)
Location. 36° 10.68′ N, 86° 47.892′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Nashville. Marker is at the intersection of 9th Avenue North and Garfield Street, on the right when traveling south on 9th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1531 9th Ave N, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024
2. Buena Vista School / School Desegregation in Nashville "Nashville Plan" Schools Marker
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024
3. Buena Vista School / School Desegregation in Nashville "Nashville Plan" Schools Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 76 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 10, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
