Fisk University
Historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee, US
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Fisk University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 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 Colleges and Schools (SACS). Fisk is the oldest institution for higher education in Nashville.
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Tennessee State Capitol
Capitol building of the U.S. state of Tennessee
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Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
Urban state park in Nashville, Tennessee, US
0.9 mi away
Church of the Assumption (Nashville, Tennessee)
Historic Latin Catholic church
0.9 mi away
Sulphur Dell
Former baseball park in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
1.1 mi away
Tennessee House of Representatives
Lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly
1.2 mi away
Davidson County, Tennessee
County in Tennessee, United States
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