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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
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