West, Ben, 1911-1974
- Biography:
- Mayor of Nashville (1951-63). At one critical moment during the sit-in demonstrations of 1960 protest marchers challenged West to take a stand against segregation. He did so, and the Nashville business community quickly agreed to desegregate department store lunch counters, making Nashville the first southern city to desegregate public facilities. -- Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture WWW site.
- Associated Subjects:
- West, Ben, 1911-1974
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