Nashville Sit-Ins

Historical marker location:

Nashville, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of Rosa Parks Blvd and Charlotte Avenue on Rosa Parks Blvd.)

Marker installed: 1990

Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union during the Civil War. It joined the Confederacy in June 1861, but a significant portion of its population remained loyal to the Union, leading to a bitter and divided conflict within the state.