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Guerrero: Can nonviolent activism survive America's outrage machine?
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJames Lawson, the godfather of the civil rights movement, is turning 95. A new generation of leaders...
Nashville honors civil rights leader Diane Nash
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 2 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 icon Diane Nash honored at steps where she confronted mayor on segregation
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSixty-four years ago, Diane Nash asked a question and changed Nashville forever. On Saturday,...
From solar array to theater, see inside Nashville's new $124 million high school
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNashville leaders hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the new $124 million James Lawson...
Opinion | Our Generals Are Bad at Strategy. They Should Study the Civil Rights Movement.
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. military has struggled mightily in recent decades. American armed forces excel at tactics,...
'Training ground': How the Vanderbilt Divinity School is challenging the religious status quo
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEmilie Townes was surprised to see civil rights legend Rev. James Lawson at the 2013 ceremony to...
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...
Events planned in Canton to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Repository via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on Monday honors the civil rights leader who was born Jan....
Vanderbilt University aims for excellence in divided times — throughout 150-year history
Gannett via AOL· 5 months agoIt all started with $1 million, a deeply divided nation and the vision of a man named Cornelius...
In Nashville, Freedom Rider King Hollands calmly fought racial segregation, memorial set
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 months agoKisha Turner cradles a weathered gray tin cup. There are a lot of items and spaces that echo her...