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Photograph of demonstrators, led by Reverend James Luther Bevel, Greyhound Bus Terminal, Nashville, Tennessee, 1960 March 03
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Title
Photograph
of
demonstrators
,
led
by
Reverend
James
Luther
Bevel
,
Greyhound
Bus
Terminal
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
1960
March
03
Personal name
Bevel
,
James
L
.
(James
Luther)
,
1936-
Corporate name
Post House Restaurant (Nashville, Tenn.)
Greyhound Bus Terminal (Nashville, Tenn.)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Topical entry
Civil Rights
African Americans
Race Relations
Capital City
Transportation
Downtown
African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Nashville--History--Sources
Nonviolence--History
African Americans--Tennessee--Nashville--History--Sources
African Americans--Segregation--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Nashville
Demonstrations--Tennessee--Nashville
Interstate commerce--Law and legislation--United States--History--Sources
Activists--American--Tennessee--Nashville
Police--Tennessee--Nashville
Minorities--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions
Nashville (Tenn.)--Race relations
Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century--Sources
Sixth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Commerce Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description
A
photograph
of
student
demonstrators
, in
front
of the
previously
segregated
Post
House
Restaurant
located
inside
the
Greyhound
Bus
Terminal
,
6th
Avenue
and
Commerce
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
March
3
,
1960
.
Led
by
Student
Nonviolent
Coordinating
Committee
member
James
Bevel
, the
demonstrators
challenged
the
restaurant
with what would be
known
as the
Interstate
Commerce
Commission
ruling
to
desegregate
all
eating
facilities
in
rail
,
air
, and
bus
terminals
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Banner
Archives
.
1
-
35
mm
black
&
white
photograph
negative
.
Creator
Cooley
,
Vic
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
1960-03-03
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
;
Photographs
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
BN 1960-614-f5, n30
Relation
Nashville
Banner
Archives
Coverage
1960-1969
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
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