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Signature. James Carroll Napier (June 9, 1845 – April 21, 1940) was an American businessman, lawyer, politician, and civil rights leader from Nashville, Tennessee, who served as Register of the Treasury from 1911 to 1913. He is one of only five African Americans with their signatures on American currency. He was one of four African-American ...
v. t. e. African Americans are the second largest census "race" category in the state of Tennessee after whites, making up 17% of the state's population in 2010. [ 3][ 4] African Americans arrived in the region prior to statehood. They lived both as slaves and as free citizens with restricted rights up to the Civil War.
Nashville Financial Historic District. / 36.165833; -86.778333. The Nashville Financial Historic District or Wall Street of the South is a historic district in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee (NRHP) in 2002.
Fisk University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1866 and its 40-acre (16 ha) campus is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places . In 1930, Fisk became the first historically black institution to gain accreditation by the Southern Association of ...
In 1784 it was incorporated as a town by the North Carolina legislature. The Southwest Territory became the state of Tennessee in 1796 and Nashville became an incorporated city in 1806. In 1843 it became the state capital of Tennessee. In the Civil War Nashville was seized by Federal troops in 1862 and became a major Union military base.
The Stahlman. / 36.16556°N 86.77833°W / 36.16556; -86.77833 ( Nashville Financial Historic District) The Stahlman is a historic building in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. It was completed in 1907 for Major Edward Bushrod Stahlman .
www .nationalbaptist .com. The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., more commonly known as the National Baptist Convention ( NBC USA or NBC ), is a Baptist Christian denomination headquartered at the Baptist World Center in Nashville, Tennessee and affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance.
T. Tennessee State University. Tennessee Tribune. Categories: African-American history by city. History of Nashville, Tennessee. African-American history of Tennessee. Ethnic groups in Nashville, Tennessee.