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13 mag 2024 · Diane Nash (born May 15, 1938, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American civil rights activist who was a leading figure in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s, especially known for her involvement in sit-ins and the Freedom Rides. Nash’s efforts contributed to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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8 mag 2024 · Diane Nash. John Lewis. Fred Shuttlesworth. On the Web: NPR - The Cruel Story Behind The 'Reverse Freedom Rides' (May 08, 2024) Freedom Rides, in U.S. history, a series of political protests against segregation by Blacks and whites who rode buses together through the American South in 1961.
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5 giorni fa · Diane Nash, a Nashville college student who was a leader of the Nashville Student Movement and SNCC, believed that if Southern violence were allowed to halt the Freedom Rides the movement would be set back years. She pushed to find replacements to resume the rides.
18 mag 2024 · On this special episode, we’re walking and talking with Diane Nash, one of the most influential activists of any generation – co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and organizer of the Freedom Rides. This historic conversation commences on the Blackest day of the year – Saturday, August 28th.
4 giorni fa · Preparations for mass registration commenced in early January, and with King out of town fundraising, were largely under the leadership of Diane Nash. On January 15, King called President Johnson and the two agreed to begin a major push for voting rights legislation which would assist in advancing the passage of more anti-poverty ...
17 mag 2024 · Struggle and Sacrifice: How Diane Nash Sat In for Desegregation
6 giorni fa · These churches provided a home to many future notable national civil rights figures, including John Lewis, Diane Nash, James Bevel, Marion Barry, Bernard Lafayette, among others.
