Black Nashville in History & Memory

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).

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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.