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.
A shattered Civil Rights Era plaque picks up ‘a new life’ in Fisk collection
Bits of a granite sign commemorating a Civil Rights Era march in Nashville were used to vandalize the Nashville Courthouse 60 years later. Now the remains are on display at Fisk University.