Transcribed dialog between Mayor Ben West, Diane Nash, and protesters regarding desegregation of lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.
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- 1960-04-19
- Description
Reporter and journalist, Fred Travis' 2 page typed transcription with corrections is dated April 19, 1960. This passionate exchange of words took place on the steps of City Hall in Nashville, Tennessee as 3000 demonstrators gathered to protest the segregation of the city's lunch counters. This type-written copy is among a number of documents including reports, correspondence and notes collected or written by Travis.
- Creator
Travis, Fred
- Partner
- Digital Library of Tennessee
- Contributing Institution
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Subjects
- Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights demonstrations - Tennessee - Nashville
African Americans - Civil rights - Tennessee - Nashville
Sit-ins (Civil rights)
Civil rights movements - Location
- Nashville (Tenn.)
- Type
- text
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- Chicago citation style
- Travis, Fred. Transcribed dialog between Mayor Ben West, Diane Nash, and protesters regarding desegregation of lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.. 1960-04-19. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/960. (Accessed April 16, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Travis, Fred, (1960-04-19) Transcribed dialog between Mayor Ben West, Diane Nash, and protesters regarding desegregation of lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/960
- MLA citation style
- Travis, Fred. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/960>.