Diane Nash
Published on Jun 12, 2017
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Diane Nash
By Ellie Lo
Early Life
- Raised by Catholic Family
- Won several beauty contests during teenage years
- Felt degraded by racial prejudice experienced at Tennessee State Fair
- Born Sunday, 5/15/1938
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Adult Life
- Studied English at Howard University before transferring to Fisk University
- She gives speeches on Social injustice
- She had sit in at local areas
- Married to James Bevel
- Received SCLC’s Rosa Parks award from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Alive, currently age 79
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Beliefs
- She believed that she will fight for social justice
- She believed social injustice was wrong
- Believed Jim Crow Laws were horrible (Went to Fisk University and came face to face with segregation)
- Peace (Joined Vietnam Peace Movement)
- Will die fighting for desegregation
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Activism
- Influenced by Mohandas Gandhi
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
- Worked with husband, James Bevel
- Leader in Freedom Riders campaign (created to desegregate interstate travel)
- Contributed to Selma Right-to-vote movement
- Was an instructor for the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
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Legacy
- Awarded SCLC’s Rosa Parks award by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Remains prominent voice in civil rights advocacy
- Be peaceful and try not to use violence when advocating
- Interstates are desegregated
- Gave voices to students during the civil rights movement
