Oddusee Nashville

Greenwood Cemetery

Established in 1888 by Rev. Preston Taylor, a formerly enslaved minister and entrepreneur, as one of the earliest cemeteries in Nashville for African Americans. It offered dignified burial to Black residents during segregation.

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The grounds hold the graves of prominent Black Tennesseans, including harmonica pioneer DeFord Bailey, sculptor William Edmondson and Harlem Renaissance writer Arna Bontemps. It continues to operate as a nonprofit historic cemetery, open to visitors.

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