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the first large scale organized sit in
The first large-scale organized sit-in was on Saturday, February 13, 1960. At about 12:30 pm, 124 students -
Fourth sit in
On February 27, the Nashville student activists held a fourth sit-in at the Woolworths, McClellan, and Walgreens stores -
First day of trails
On February 29, the first day of the trials, a crowd of more than 2000 people lined the streets surrounding the city courthouse to show their support for the defendants. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Came to Nashville
Martin Luther King, Jr. came to Nashville to speak at Fisk University. During the speech, he praised the Nashville sit-in movement as "the best organized and the most disciplined in the Southland." He further stated that he came to Nashville "not to bring inspiration but to gain inspiration from the great movement that has taken place in this community." -
Dynamite thrown to Z. Alexander looby's home
At 5:30 am on April 19, dynamite was thrown through a front window of Z. Alexander Looby's home in north Nashville,[47] apparently in retaliation for his support of the demonstrators. -
desegregation Started
On May 10, six downtown stores opened their lunch counters to black customers for the first time