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Equal Rights for All Tennesseans
Presented By
Dr. Carole Bucy
Davidson County Historian
Professor of History, Volunteer State Community College
Black leaders march down Jefferson Street at the head of a group of 3000 demonstrators April 19, 1960, and heading toward City Hall on the day of the Z. Alexander Looby bombing. In the first row, are the Rev. C.T. Vivian, left, Diane Nash of Fisk, and Bernard Lafayette of American Baptist Seminary. In the second row are Kenneth Frazier and Curtis Murphy of Tennessee A&I, and Rodney Powell of Meharry. Using his handkerchief in the third row is the Rev. James Lawson, one of the advisors to the students.JACK CORN / THE TENNESSEAN see full image here >>
This session will analyze how African Americans returned from the war determined to fight for equal rights. We will discuss Baker v. Care, the landmark court redistricting decision, the new wave of feminism with the fight over the Equal Rights Amendment, and the state's response to the Vietnam War.
Tennessee 101 is funded in part by a grant from Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
