Civil Rights Icon Diane Nash Celebrated With Plaza Dedication This Saturday

Nashville, TN – (TN Tribune) – On Saturday, April 20, 2024, the Diane Nash committee and the Nashville community will commemorate the extraordinary contributions of Ms. Diane Nash, a pioneering figure in the Civil Rights Movement. As a Fisk University student, Nash led non-violent protests and lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville. She is credited for the desegregation of six lunch counters in Nashville stores after confronting Mayor Ben West on the steps of city hall on April 19, 1960.  The celebration will commence with a press conference at 8:30am at the historic First Baptist Capitol Hill Church, immediately followed, at 9:00am, by a parade to the Plaza, featuring high school bands and many local organizations, civic leaders, and other Civil Rights Icons. The dedication of the Diane Nash Plaza Metro Courthouse will begin at 10:00am, the celebration will conclude with a ribbon cutting ceremony, with performances by The Fisk Jubilee Singers and 2x Grammy Nominee Ruby Amanfu. The Diane Nash Plaza is located at The Metro Courthouse, 1 Public Square, Nashville, TN. A Gala will be held at the Cal Turner Center at Meharry at 6pm. The event is free and open to the public and for more information visit...