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Diane Nash (born May 15, 1938, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) American civil rights activist who was a leading figure in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s, especially known for her involvement in sit-ins and the Freedom Rides. Nash’s efforts contributed to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Jul 7, 2022 · Meet Diane Nash, the Civil Rights Icon Awarded the U.S.’ Highest Civilian Honor. The 84-year-old activist received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her leadership during the...
Apr 22, 2024 · Diane Nash had been training and preparing for months, but Frankie Henry stepped down off a city bus after dance practice and into the heart of the sit-ins almost by chance — no training, no ...
Nash, Diane Judith. May 15, 1938. Through her involvement with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Diane Nash worked closely with Martin Luther King. In 1962 King nominated Nash for a civil rights award sponsored by the New York branch of the National Association for the ...
Nov 12, 2018 · Nadra Kareem Nittle. Updated on November 12, 2018. Diane Judith Nash (born May 15, 1938) was a key figure in the US Civil Rights Movement. She fought to secure voting rights for African Americans as well as to desegregate lunch counters and interstate travel during the freedom rides.
Apr 6, 2017 · Diane Nash: 'Non-violent protest was the most important invention of the 20th century' Jamiles Lartey in Chicago. She led the lunch counter protests and organised the Freedom Riders in the 60s....
Jul 8, 2022 · Chicago native Diane Nash was awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor on Thursday by President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C. Nash was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work organizing “some of the most important civil rights campaigns of the 20 th century,” the White House said in a statement.
