Downtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Nashville Sit-Ins
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 18, 2014
1. Nashville Sit-Ins Marker
Formerly located at his site was First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill, headquarters of the 1960s Sit-In Movement, led by Rev. Kelly Miller Smith. Strategy sessions, non-violence workshops, mass meetings, victory celebrations, and administrative offices were here. The well disciplined Nashville Sit-Ins served as a model for civil rights demonstrations throughout the South.
Erected 1990 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 87.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list.
Location. 36° 9.852′ N, 86° 47.136′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Rosa Parks Blvd and Charlotte Avenue on Rosa Parks Blvd. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37203, 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: Mrs. John Hill Eakin - Mrs. Robert F. Weakley (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Black Churches of Capitol Hill
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Photographed by Don Morfe, April 18, 2014
2. Nashville Sit-Ins Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 857 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 11, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
