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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	Closed Stacks-BN 1960-1169-n8