Nashville, Tennessee (TN) (Black America Series)

From Nashville's earliest days as a pioneer town in

Middle Tennessee, the black population has provided a

valuable contribution to Nashville's growth and development as a premier Southern city. Possessing a

heritage rooted in slavery, emancipation, Reconstruction, and Civil Rights-era reforms, the black community has persevered through their determination, spiritual strength, and the unique leadership fostered by the visionary city they call home.