List of Tennessee state symbols

In 2024, ten literary works with varying degrees of connection to the Volunteer State were designated as official Tennessee state books: • "Farewell Address to the American People" written by George Washington (1796) • "Democracy in America", written by Alexis de Tocqueville (1835 and 1840) • Aitken Bible (1782) • Papers of president Andrew Jackson • "Roots", written by Alex Haley (1977) • "A Death in the Family", written by James Agee (1958) • "All the King's Men", written by Robert Penn Warren (1947) • "American Lion," written by Jon Meacham (2009) • "The Civil War: A Narrative," written by Shelby Foote (1958-1974) • "Coat of Many Colors", written by Dolly Parton (2016) ==State songs==

In 2003, a resolution of the 103rd General Assembly designated songwriting as an official state art form. Official state songs Other songs designated by the state ==State poem==

A poem entitled "Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee" was designated the official state poem by the 88th General Assembly in 1973. The poem was written by U.S. Navy Admiral William P. Lawrence while in solitary confinement in a prisoner of war camp in North Vietnam. ==State folk dance==

In 1980 the General Assembly designated the square dance as the state's official state folk dance, which it described as "a uniquely attractive art form that remains a vibrant and entertaining part of Tennessee folklore." ==See also==