How did the Highlander School impact the push for landmark social changes in America? Plus the local news for August 16, 2024.
Why Nashville’s Civil Rights era bombings have never been solved
During the Civil Rights era, white supremacists bombed Nashville three times, attacking a school, a Jewish Community Center and the home of civil rights attorney Z. Alexander Looby. Those bombers were never caught.
Nashville mayor asks MNPD to reopen unsolved Civil Rights-era bombings
A series of unsolved bombings in Nashville during the Civil Rights era may be reopened. Mayor Freddie O’Connell called on Nashville’s police chief to devote resources to answering who was behind the attacks.
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., has died. His family said Monday that Lawson died peacefully on Sunday.
NashVillager Podcast: Preserving civil rights history
What are we doing to keep the connections to Nashville’s civil rights past alive? Plus, your local newscast for April 24, 2024.
Freedom Rider Catherine Burks-Brooks dies at age 83
Dr. Catherine Burks-Brooks, a member of the Freedom Riders with a Nashville connection, has died at age 83. Burks-Brooks was among the Nashville students who joined the original 13 Freedom Riders in May 1961, after violent attacks by white mobs in Alabama.
Remembering the life and legacy of Z. Alexander Looby
In this episode, we’ll reflect on Looby’s legacy and unravel the pivotal role he played in the Civil Rights Movement in Middle Tennessee, including as a lawyer after the 1946 Columbia race riot.
Nashville students prepare for a long fight to end gun violence, drawing inspiration from the Civil Rights Movement
Students protesting gun violence after the Covenant School shooting are shifting gears. The demonstrations over the last couple of weeks have largely been in reaction to the attack. But some students are now preparing for the longterm fight for gun reform — and thinking bigger.
The Woolworth building is a key civil rights site. Preserving that history has been fraught with uncertainty.
Whatever business prints 221 Rep. John Lewis Way on its business cards — now or in the future — the old Woolworth building in downtown Nashville will forever be connected to the 1960 sit-ins.
Remembering the Nashville sit-ins
In this episode, we hear from three Nashvillians participated in the sit-ins, which marked a turning point in the struggle for racial equality in Nashville, the South and the country at large.
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