William Bennett Scott, Sr.
ca. 1821 - 1885
William B. Scott, Sr., a free Black, migrated to East Tennessee in 1847 after increased racial tension in North Carolina. He made harnesses and saddles in Blount County’s Quaker community of Friendsville until the Civil War. In Knoxville, during the War, Scott learned the trade of printing. Later moving to Nashville, in April 1865 he founded The Colored Tennessean, the first newspaper for African Americans in Tennessee. In 867, he moved his press to Maryville.
Marker is at the intersection of West Lamar Alexander Parkway (U.S. 321) and Cates Street, on the right when traveling east on West Lamar Alexander Parkway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
