Promise Land, Tennessee

Promise, Promise Land or Promised Land was an unincorporated community founded in rural Dickson County, Tennessee, United States,[1] north of Charlotte soon after the American Civil War by formerly enslaved people.

The community began to dissipate during the era of the First and Second Great Migrations.

While Promise Land no longer exists as a recognizable entity, heirs of the original African American settlers still own land in the area, and the annual Promise Land Community Festival brings back former residents and their descendants on the first weekend of June.

[2] In 2007, the Promise Land School was placed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Dickson County, Tennessee.

This Dickson County, Tennessee geography–related article is a stub.