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Desegregating Nashville's Lunch Counters
at the intersection of Dr. D. B. Todd, Nashville,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 10' 9.599988",
-86° 48' 22.979988"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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After the pre-dawn bombing of atty. Z. Alexander Looby's home, approx. 3000 civil rights leaders and students from Tenn. St., Fisk, Meharry, American Baptist College, and Pearl High School marched along this route on April 19, 1960, to meet with Mayor Ben West at the courthouse. In response to Diane Nash, a leader of the student sit-ins, the mayor recommended that store owners end segregated lunch counters. On May 10th, under an agreement between black leaders and city merchants, Nashville became the first major southern city, outside of Texas, to begin desegregating its public facilities.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Desegregating Nashville's Lunch Counters Tennessee Map
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