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Nashville civil rights veteran Diane Nash to be honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDiane Nash was pivotal force of civil rights movement in Nashville, helping organize sit-ins and...
Nashville honors civil rights leader Diane Nash
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoDiane Nash, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement, was honored Saturday in Nashville with the dedication of a public plaza and a gala at Meharry Medical...
Civil rights icons Diane Nash, Fred Gray awarded Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCivil rights icons Diane Nash and Fred Gray on Thursday afternoon were awarded the nation's highest...
Civil rights icon Diane Nash honored at steps where she confronted mayor on segregation
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoSixty-four years ago, Diane Nash asked a question and changed Nashville forever. On Saturday,...
Civil rights veteran Diane Nash to receive Medal of Freedom
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHappy July Fourth weekend, Tennessean subscribers. This is news editor Liz Schubauer. Our long holiday weekend kicked off with some fitting news when it was announced Friday afternoon that Nashville ...
Nashville civil rights icons awarded Medal of Freedom
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHi there! This is Tennessean Planning Director Madalyn Hoerr. Welcome to your Friday Daily Briefing....
Simone Biles, Denzel Washington Among New Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf you thought Simone Biles was done making history and collecting medals…not so fast. The decorated...
Diane Nash merits the Presidential Medal of Freedom, but she deserves much more | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDiane J. Nash arrived in Washington, D.C. in early July as a courageous one, but she stood before...
16 Lesser-Known Quotes From Influential Civil Rights Leaders
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFrom left: Ida B. Wells, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis. At a time when...
14 heroes of the Civil Rights Movement whose names you may not recognize
Stacker via AOL· 4 months agoPhoto Illustration by Stacker // Getty Images In mainstream accounts of the Civil Rights Movement,...