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Black and white: Nashville sit-ins of 1960, Nashville Banner's coverage and opposition to the movement; Banner leads effort to remove James Lawson from Vanderbilt.
Ben West: Bombing of Z. Alexander Looby's home leads to a confrontation with Mayor West on courthouse steps by Diane Nash.
Shades of gray: Desegregation of Buena Vista Elementary School; John Kasper led opposition to desegregation; bombing of Hattie Cotton Elementary School; modern...
2) Hattie Cotton School: the last teacher's first-hand experiences of the 1957 bombing and aftermath
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On September 9, 1957, six-year-old Patricia Watson became the first black child to attend Hattie Cotton Elementary School as a result of the court mandated desegregation of Nashville public schools. Just after midnight on September 10, the school was bombed, likely by the KKK supremacists protesting integration. Hattie Cotton School was published to memorialize the horrific event and honor principal Margaret Cate and all those who helped guide students,...
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Scope and content: Short writings by students of Miss Irene Spivey's sixth grade class at Hattie Cotton Elementary School in 1954 concerning Nashville history, and field trips taken to various sites in and near Nashville in 1953. Writings range in length from a paragraph to a page. Subjects include Kasper Mansker, long hunters, Indians, agriculture and manufacturing, churches, commerce, and other topics, with emphasis on early Nashville settlement...
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Civil Rights - Special Collection Topics
Community Life - Special Collections Topics
Education - Special Collections Topics
Community Life - Special Collections Topics
Education - Special Collections Topics
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Scope and content: A small quantity of materials concerning school integration in Nashville, Tenn., focusing on the leadership of principal Margaret Cate at Hattie Cotton Elementary School in the wake of the bombing that took place there early on Sept. 10, 1957. A significant portion of the collection also focuses on the local and national attention that the event received in the days and months following the bombing.
Documents from the Nashville...
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