CHICANO M173 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Satyagraha, Lunch Counter, Civil Rights Act Of 1964
9 Nov 2016
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Chapter 3: the nashville sit-ins: a model for a movement caitlin parker. Nashville sit-in campaign was not a spontaneous thing; required systematic preparation. Individual dignity and community solidarity was needed to sustain movement for justice. Nashville campaign also assisted with the freedom rides. King and lawson met and king wanted lawson to help in the south to organize nonviolent protests. Nashville was to prove that the montgomery bus boycott was not a fluke; that nonviolence can work. Nashville had an extraordinary group of african american leaders and whites opposed to seegregation involved in the movement. Desegregate downtown nashville first, women and shopping importantin highlighting this problem. Lawson"s first task was to convince students that nonviolence was a possible course of action. Emotional conditioning was vital in preparing for these nonviolent protests. Conclusion of nonviolent protest is as important as its inception and implementation. Didn"t desegregate overnight, but systematically until 1964 civil rights act, which prohibited segregation at all.
