Diane Nash

Diane Nash was a student at Fisk College in Nashville during the Civil Rights Movement. Diane was key to the movement (especially in Nashville) because she led the students. Diane is probably most recognized for her work during the desegregation of lunch counters. Nash led students in their peaceful protest by partaking in sit ins. Nash taught students at Fisk self control methods alongside Rev. James Lawson, who had studied the ways of Gandhi and his peaceful protests. Diane Nash helped found the SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Because of her involvement in protesting segregation during the sit ins and Freedom rides, Nash was arrested dozens of times, even though she remained peaceful. Nash was afraid of being arrested when her protesting began, but as she became more experienced in the protesting she longer was worried, because it was for a cause that she was passionate about. The Civil Rights Movement became her life. If it weren't for Diane Nash the Civil Rights Movement in Nashville would not have nearly as successful as it was with her leading the young people.

Interesting Fact:
Diane Nash faced two years in jail in 1961 while she was four months pregnant. Diane was completely prepared to go to jail and ready to have her child in jail.She faced the jail time for contributing to the delinquency of minors in regards to the Freedom Rides.