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African American Nashville in History & Memory: Jefferson Street

Learn about the African American History in Tennessee

Fisk University

For more information on Fisk University, Please visit : Fisk Special Collections

Meharry President: George W. Hubbard

The University of North Carolina Herbarium has only a handful of specimens collected by George Whipple Hubbard.  As more of NCU’s collection is catalogued, it is possible that more will be found.  All are signed “Dr. G. W. Hubbard,” all are from the vicinity of Nashville, Tennessee, and all are dated 1877.

Jefferson Street: Home of the Second Black Renaissance

Jefferson Street, once the northern boundary of Nashville, was a beacon for African Americans from the early 1800s through the 1950s. It offered sanctuary for runaway slaves after the Civil War; the promise of education with the establishment of three iconic HBCUs; spiritual support at some of the oldest black churches in Tennessee; a flourishing entertainment scene drawing world-renowned stars; and a model for student sit-ins during the Civil Rights Movement. (Facing North: Jefferson Street, Nashville).

Jefferson Street: Historical Resources

Hale Hospital

Meharry Medical College

For more historical information about Meharry Medical College, please visit: Meharry Medical College Archives

John Work's House