David S Ewing
@DavidSEwing
Historian, Tour Guide, History Consultant, Researcher and 9th generation Nashvillian. Founder of @thenashvilleiwishiknew on Instagram
ID:36979703
http://www.Nashvillehistoryontour.com 01-05-2009 16:27:19
1,2K Tweets
2,2K Followers
1,6K Following
Our committee dedicated a plaque to Lutie Lytle with Freddie O’Connell last week the first woman lawyer in Tennessee and Kansas, the first African American woman lawyer in the South and the first woman law professor in the U.S. #lutielytle #Nashville
1950 Nashville bus sign for African Americans who by law has to sit in back of the bus. Note a similar sign above the woman’s head on a Nashville bus designating the front for white passengers. WeGo Public Transit Freddie O’Connell #Nashville
Hey, look at that. There’s new Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell at the White House with President Biden and other mayors.
Thank you to the Downtown Partnership and our Ambassadors for keeping downtown clean and safe everyday. Downtown Nashville #Nashville
100 years ago our traffic laws in Nashville required motorists to signal with their left hand out the window every time they turned or changed lanes. Nashville Department of Transportation
Thank you to our Police Officers providing backpacks with supplies for the homeless before the snow and cold weather. Metro Nashville PD Freddie O’Connell
Councilman now Mayor Freddie O’Connell made one of his first national interviews on CNN after the 2020 Christmas Day Bombing. Our Mayor is showing leadership in the rebuilding of historic 2nd Avenue. Freddie O’Connell
Christmas Day 1985 Scene at 6 close with Teddy Bart. Dan Miller, Demetria demetria kalodimos Bill Hall and Rudy Kalis were off. Long musical news closes are things of Christmas past. #Nashville youtu.be/4bJ_n_gHE4Q?si…
On Monday Freddie O’Connell will be sworn in as Metro Nashville’s 10th Mayor by former Mayor and Judge David Briley. His grandfather Mayor Beverly Briley swore in his successor Richard Fulton in 1975. Freddie O’Connell Judge David Briley #Nashville
Congratulations Jacob Kupin on your election to the Metro Council. This 1939 Nashville election certificate wording has not changed when a butcher was elected to on a platform of improve our street and alleys. I know you will take care of these too.
1943 negative ad featuring Governor Prentice Cooper and his pet bird “Laura.” Prentice won reelection and Laura remained at the Governor’s Mansion on West End. John Cooper Jim Cooper
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Fisk in honor of the Tennessee 3 Rep. Justin Jones Justin J. Pearson Rep. Gloria Johnson Vice President Kamala Harris Fisk University #Tennessee3 #JustinJones #JustinPearson #GloriaJohnson #KamalaHarris
Bobby Joslin has already made 1,000 of these signs he is giving away to show support for The Covenant School and their families. Stop by Joslin & Son Signs today until 1pm or on Monday to get one. #CovenantStrong
Friends and Legends Dolly, Willie and Loretta 1979 backstage at the Opry. Dolly Parton Willie Nelson Loretta Lynn Grand Ole Opry #dolly #willienelson #loretta
Felt like a kid in a candy store. Thanks Nashville SC for having me on a panel with these superstars that are doing so much for our community. Thanks Derek Young CJ Sapong Desmond Armstrong David S Ewing Ashford Hughes Sr. Maya Antoine Jalil Anibaba ShaQuinta Moore for all that you do👊🏿
Special thanks to David S Ewing with Nashville History on Tour for being our 2023 Black History Month Celebration speaker. Mr. Ewing shared his wealth of knowledge on recognizing 'Black Resistance' in Nashville and across the state of Tennessee. nashvillehistoryontour.com