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People Lewis, John, 1940-2020 Contributing Institution Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

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1. 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

2. Excerpt 1 from oral history interview with Angeline Butler, 2005 March

Creator:: Butler, Angeline Emma
Date of Original:: 2005-03
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

3. Photograph of students marching during the Freedom March on Jefferson Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 1963 March 23

Creator:: Goodman, Bill
Date of Original:: 1963-03-23
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

4. Photograph of mass meeting, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, with Guy Carawan leading song on guitar, 1960 April 21

Creator:: Gunter, Jack
Date of Original:: 1960-04-21
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division