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Photograph of defense attorneys for student demonstrators, Nashville, Tennessee, 1960 March 02

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Title	Photograph of defense attorneys for student demonstrators, Nashville, Tennessee, 1960 March 02
Personal name	Birch, Adolpho A., 1932- ; Lillard, Robert Emmitt, 1907-1991; Williams, Avon N., 1921-1994; Ennix, Coyness L., 1898-1984
Corporate name	Davidson County Courthouse (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Civil Rights African Americans Race Relations Capital City Downtown Nashville African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville African Americans--Social conditions Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville African Americans--Segregation--Tennessee--Nashville Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Nashville Lawyers--Tennessee--Nashville Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Demonstrations-- Tennessee--Nashville Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Nashville Protest movements--Tennessee--Nashville Social justice--Tennessee--Nashville Actions & defenses--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions Nashville (Tenn.)--Race relations Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville (Tenn.)--Commerce
Description	A photograph of lead defense attorneys for student demonstrators, Davidson County Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee, March 2, 1960. Attorney Robert E. Lillard gestures in his defense of the students on trial for their part in the sit-in demonstrations in downtown stores and lunch counters. Pictured left to right (front row): Adolpho A. Birch, Robert E. Lillard, Coyness L. Ennix, Sr., and Avon Williams, Jr. Along with attorney Z. Alexander Looby, these attorneys were the spearheads of the defense for the student demonstrators. Forms part of the Nashville Banner Archives. 1 photograph : b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Creator	Cooley, Vic (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	1960-03-02
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/tiff
Identifier	BP-Segregation-Nash-TN-March 1960-lawyers
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-BP-Segregation-Nash-TN-March 1960-lawyers