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

Stratford High School

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 28, 2024

1. Stratford High School Marker

Inscription. Stratford High School opened in 1961, the last high school established by the Davidson County School Board before Metro consolidation. In September 1963, four African American students - Pamela Franklin, Brenda Harris Haywood, Beverly Page Ward and Bernadine Price Rabathaly desegregated the school - when they entered as seventh graders, facing a mob of protestors. Re-named Stratford STEM Magnet High School in 2012 an renovated in 2017, the school has achieved LEED Silver certification.

Erected 2023 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 264.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.

Location. 36° 11.842′ N, 86° 43.047′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Rosebank. It is at the intersection of Stratford Avenue and Berkshire Drive, on the left when traveling north on Stratford Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1600 Stratford Ave, Nashville TN 37216, United States of America.

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rock City (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cornelia Fort Airport (approx. 0.9 miles away); Professor Bailey (approx. 1.1 miles away); Eastland / Cora Howe’s “Wildings” (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Roy Acuff House (approx. 1½ miles away); Stringbean Memorial Dogwood Tree (approx. 1½ miles away); Engine Co. 18 Fire Hall (approx. 1.6 miles away); Penny Campbell (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 28, 2024

2. Stratford High School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 425 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.