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.
Diane Nash says she shares her Presidential Medal of Freedom with everyone who ‘sacrificed so much for the cause’
President Biden presented a Nashville Civil Rights leader with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House Thursday.
Exploring the legacy of Nashville’s Freedom Riders
In today’s episode, we explore the legacy of Nashville’s Freedom Riders with poets and a journalist. Then we’re joined by a local Civil Rights activist to learn more about her participation in the sit-ins and the role that education plays in preserving the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.
Rip Patton, Who Shared Stories And Songs About The Freedom Rides, Dies At 81
Lifelong Nashville resident and activist Earnest Rip Patton has died. He was best known for his role in the Freedom Rides, the student movement to desegregate interstate buses in the South.
Kwame Lillard, Nashville Civil Rights Leader And Former Metro Councilmember, Dies At 81
Kwame Lillard, a Nashville Civil Rights leader and former member of the Metro Council, has died. Lillard grew up in segregated North Nashville. In the 1960s, he was a key organizer for the city’s sit-ins and the leader of a protest to integrate city-run swimming pools. He also coordinated, trained and provided logistical support to […]
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