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Photograph of mass meeting, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, with Guy Carawan leading song on guitar, 1960 April 21
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Title
Photograph
of
mass
meeting
,
Fisk
University
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
, with
Guy
Carawan
leading
song
on
guitar
,
1960
April
21
Personal name
Carawan
,
Guy
;
Lewis
,
John
,
1940
Feb
.
21-
;
Alexander
,
Peggi
;
Walker
,
Matthew
;
Looby
,
Z
.
Alexander
(Zephaniah
Alexander)
,
1899-
Corporate name
Fisk University
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Performing Arts
Music
Civil Rights
African Americans
Race Relations
Education
Colleges and Universities
Popular Culture
Folk music--United States
Protest songs--Tennessee--Nashville
African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights movements--Tennessee--History--Sources
Nonviolence--Study and teaching--Tennessee--Nashville
African Americans--Tennessee--Nashville--History--Sources
Segregation--Tennessee- Nashville
Folk music--Tennessee--Nashville
Activists--American--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions
Nashville (Tenn.)--Race relations
Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century--Sources
Description
A
photograph
of
members
of the
Student
Nonviolent
Coordinating
Committee
and
Guy
Carawan
of the
Highlander
Folk
School
at a
mass
meeting
at
Fisk
University
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
April
21
,
1960
,
following
the
bombing
of
attorney
Z
.
Alexander
Looby's
home
.
Guy
Carawan
is
credited
with
teaching
many
of the
Nashville
student
leaders
the
song
"
We
Shall
Overcome.
"
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Banner
Archives
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
3.25
x
4.25
in.
Creator
Gunter
,
Jack
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
1960-04-21
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
;
Photographs
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
BN 1960-1169-n8
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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