Nashville Sitins

  • Start of Nashville Sitins

    People started sitting in stores without moving to protest
  • Mayor West tries to help

    Mayor West announced the formation of a Biracial Committee to seek a solution to the city's racial strife
  • Lobbys Bombed

    Lobby's house was bombed but neither him nor his wife were injured.
  • It works

    six downtown stores began serving black customers at their lunch counters for the first time.
  • The ending of the sitins

  • The first Test

    The students then began doing reconnaissance for sit-in demonstrations. The first test took place at Harveys Department Store in downtown Nashville