tnn_npldl_bn_1963-1262-n12 bn_1963-1262-n12 npldl tnn yes Photograph of Reverend Joseph Metz Rollins and police officers, 1963 May 09 Foster, Don Nashville Christian Leadership Conference Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Nashville Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Nashville--History--Sources Nonviolence--Tennessee--Nashville African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Nashville African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville African Americans--Tennessee--Nashville--History--Sources Segregation--Tennessee--Nashville Protest movements--Tennessee--Nashville Activists--American--Tennessee--Nashville Police--Tennessee--Nashville Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century--Sources Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926- A photograph of Reverend Joseph Metz Rollins with police officers before a demonstration, Nashville, Tennessee, May 9, 1963. Reverend Rollins served with the National Committee of Black Churchmen and the Nashville Christian Leadership Council during the civil rights movement in Nashville. His leadership and organization efforts contributed to the success of desegregation across the South. Under the direction of Reverend Joseph Metz Rollins, movement participants "called for an end to discriminatory practices in Nashville." Nashville, Tenn. : Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County. Special Collections Division Civil Rights Online Collection (Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County. Special Collections Division) 2006 Black-and-white photographs http://digital.library.nashville.org/u?/nr,561 image/tiff 1 photo. neg. : b&w ; 35 mm. Nashville Banner Archives, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library. Forms part of online collection: Civil Rights Online Collection. 1963-05-09 Nashville (Tenn.) Davidson County (Tenn.) U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782. 20090526 204853