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Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights

Oral histories, records, and black-and-white photographs related to the Civil Rights movement in Nashville, Tennessee.

More About This Collection

Publisher
Items were selected from the following collections: Nashville Banner Archives, Century III Nashville Collection, Civil Rights Ephemera Collection, Civil Rights Oral History Project, Jack Knox Political Cartoon Collection, Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project, and the Veterans History Project Collection.

Date of Original
1940/2006

Subject
African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Nashville
African Americans--Segregation
African Americans--Suffrage
Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Nashville
Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Nashville
Social change--Tennessee--Nashville
Student protesters--Tennessee--Nashville
Activists--American--Tennessee--Nashville
Protest movements--Tennessee--Nashville
Nashville (Tenn.)--History
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions
Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Race relations
Race relations
Sit-ins--Tennessee--Nashville

Location
United States, Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, 36.16589, -86.78444

Medium
black-and-white photographs
oral histories (literary works)
sound recordings
records

Type
StillImage, Sound

Description
The Digital Library at the Nasvhille (Tennessee) Public Library contains materials relating to the history and culture of the city of Nashville and of Davidson County. Civil rights materials in the collection include photographs from the archive of the Nashville Banner newspaper, oral histories of civil rights workers and business leaders in the community, oral histories of veterans from the area, and other objects from the civil rights movement., The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

Metadata URL
https://digital.library.nashville.org/digital/search/searchterm/civil%20rights

Rights Holder
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.

Contributing Institution
Nashville Public Library
Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

Rights

1. Oral history interview with Edward F. Jones, 2006 November 03, excerpt 17

Creator:: Jones, Edward F., 1924-
Date of Original:: 2006-11-03
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

2. Oral history interview with David K. Wilson, 2006 September 13, excerpt 08

Creator:: Wilson, David Kirkpatrick, 1919-
Date of Original:: 2006-09-13
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

3. Oral history interview with David K. Wilson, 2006 September 13, excerpt 09

Creator:: Wilson, David Kirkpatrick, 1919-
Date of Original:: 2006-09-13
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

4. Oral history interview with Nelson Andrews, 2006 August 25, excerpt 04

Creator:: Andrews, Nelson
Date of Original:: 2006-08-25
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

5. Oral history interview with Nelson Andrews, 2006 August 25, excerpt 05

Creator:: Andrews, Nelson
Date of Original:: 2006-08-25
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

6. Oral history interview with Nelson Andrews, 2006 August 25, excerpt 11

Creator:: Andrews, Nelson
Date of Original:: 2006-08-25
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

7. Excerpt 6 from oral history interview with Kenneth L. Roberts, 2006 July 27

Creator:: Roberts, Kenneth L., 1932-
Date of Original:: 2006-07-27
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

8. Excerpt 7 from oral history interview with Kenneth L. Roberts, 2006 July 27

Creator:: Roberts, Kenneth L., 1932-
Date of Original:: 2006-07-27
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

9. Oral history interview with David Swett, Jr., 2006 July 17, excerpt 02

Creator:: Swett, David E., 1968-
Date of Original:: 2006-07-17
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

10. Oral history interview with David Swett, Jr., 2006 July 17, excerpt 03

Creator:: Swett, David E., 1968-
Date of Original:: 2006-07-17
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

11. Oral history interview with David Swett, Jr., 2006 July 17, excerpt 07

Creator:: Swett, David E., 1968-
Date of Original:: 2006-07-17
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

12. Excerpt 1 from oral history interview with Adolpho Birch, 2005 June 22

Creator:: Birch, Adolpho A., 1932-
Date of Original:: 2005-06-22
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division