Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). "JFK Sends Lawmen to Halt Race Disorder." May 21, 1961.
Accessed January 8, 2015. America's Historical Newspapers (12822B1515D939DC).
This source explains how JFK was working to bring peace in the south after the brutal
attacks on the freedom riders in Birmingham.
Bond, Julian. "Passing the torch? The new generation of student activists." Abstract. The Black
Collegian - The Career and Self-Development Magazine for African Americans, April
1996. Accessed December 16, 2014. Black Studies Center.
This is a newspaper article about student activists and Diane Nash herself is mentioned.
The article also shows how a new era for rights was starting to emerge.
"!!! CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: 'THE SIT- IN' !!" Video file, 00:19. YouTube. Posted by
WHITECREATEDIT, August 16, 2011. Accessed February 8, 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT9gILdTaWo.
Clayborne, Carson. "Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)." In Encyclopedia of
African-American Culture and History, edited by Colin A. Paler, 2150-52. 2nd ed. Vol. 5.
Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006. Accessed December 16, 2014. Gale
Virtual Reference Library (GALE|CX3444701201).
This is a strong source because it is great for explaining Diane Nash's work at this time,
and also the association she built the SNCC. It also sets the background for the SNCC,
their work, and their goals.
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX). "'Freedom Riders' Cancel Bus Tour." May 16, 1961.
Accessed January 8, 2015. America's Historical Newspapers (1003503F4499B89B).
This news article is significant because it shows how easily the freedom rides were
cancelled due to threats and lack of safety during the trip. There were also situations
where the riders would be afraid of going into especially racist towns.
"Diane Nash." Contemporary Black Biography. Vol. 72. Detroit: Gale, 2009. U.S. History in
Context. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
This source is great because it mentions a lot that happened in Nash's life including her
early childhood and her life as being a civil rights activist.
"Diane Nash." Video file, 4:09. Makers. http://www.makers.com/diane-nash.
This video is Diane Nash talking about her life and how difficult it was being black in the
South. She also talks about her first sit-in and how they had to prepare for their sit-in
movement.
"Diane Nash." In Notable Black American Women. N.p.: n.p., 1992. Accessed December 16,
2014. Gale Virtual Reference Library (GALE|K1623000317).
This source serves as a great analysis of Diane Nash and her life. Something great for us
to studying, in order to understand her better.
Diane Nash's Father Writes Telegraph to Kennedy. Photograph. February 14, 1961. The White
House. Accessed February 7, 2015. https://historyrat.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/dianenash-a-true-heroine-in-leadership-and-bravery/.
Diane Nash Sits at Newly Desegregated Counter. Photograph. Accessed January 22, 2015.
http://dianenashproject.weebly.com/nashville-sit-ins.html.
Diane Nash Speaks with James Bevel. Photograph. February 17, 1963. 91969. Carl and Ann
Braden Papers. Louisville, KY. Accessed February 4, 2015.
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:42949638284294955414&dsRecordDetails=R:IM91969.
Diane Nash Talks to Mayor West. Photograph. Accessed February 4, 2015.
https://historyrat.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/diane-nash-a-true-heroine-in-leadershipand-bravery/.
Diane Nash Today. Photograph. Accessed February 4, 2015.
http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2014/02/023.html.
Emery, Theo. "On a Trip Through History, Students Join Freedom Riders." New York Times 29
Jan. 2007: A12(L). U.S. History in Context. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
This source has information about the freedom riders and Diane Nash is mentioned as
being one of the leaders of a particular ride.
Ford, Tanisha C. "SNCC Women, Denim, and the Politics of Dress." Journal of Southern
History 79.3. Accessed December 17, 2014. Gale Virtual Reference Library (GALE|
A341126703).
This writing delves into the woman's role in the civil rights movement while also
mentioning Diane Nash and those who stood alongside her.
A Freedom Rider Bus Goes Up In Flames After a Fire Bomb was Tossed Through a Window in
1961. Photograph. Prejudice in the Modern World Reference Library, Detroit, MI.
Accessed December 17, 2014. Gale Virtual Reference Library (GALE|PC2831487097).
This is a great image that we can use in our documentary to display the brutalities and
risks of being a freedom rider.
Freedom Riders. Directed and screenplay by Stanley Nelson, Jr. Produced by Laurens Grant.
MPT, 2012. Accessed December 17, 2014. Gale Virtual Reference Library (GALE|
CT3208606961).
Freedom Riders is a great film that we can watch in order to get insight and information
on this movement.
Freedom Riders Bus Attacked. Photograph. Accessed February 4, 2015.
http://www.wqpt.org/freedomriders/.
This text from an interview with Diane Nash has some answers as to why she did a lot of
the heroic things that she did. Great quotes that she said are also in this text and also
focuses on the why aspect of her career.
"Nashville Sit-Ins." Tennessee 4 Me. Accessed January 22, 2015.
http://www.tn4me.org/minor_cat.cfm/minor_id/31/major_id/11/era_id/8.
This website has some historical background of the South and also very helpful photos.
Newman, Earl. SNCC Poster. Illustration. Accessed January 23, 2015.
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:42949638284294955414&dsRecordDetails=R:IM86826.
Police Drag Protester. Photograph. Accessed February 7, 2015.
http://www.ibiblio.org/sncc/nonviolence.html.
Portrait of an Older Diane Nash. Photograph. Accessed February 8, 2015.
http://asunews.astate.edu/LCNash1006.htm.
Portrait of Diane Nash. Photograph. Accessed January 22, 2015.
http://wkow.images.worldnow.com/images/6476415_G.jpg.
Protesters Participate in Sit In. Photograph. Accessed February 4, 2015.
http://www.crmvet.org/images/imgcoll.htm.
Review of the Freedom Riders. Photograph. Accessed February 7, 2015.
http://www.kooriweb.org/foley/images/history/1960s/freedom/fr24.html.
Rights. Image. Accessed January 22, 2015. http://www.crmvet.org/info/lithome.htm.
This site has photos of the SCLC pin and the SNCC pin, which are very significant when
talking about Diane Nash.
Sit-Ins. Photograph. Accessed February 8, 2015. http://www.crmvet.org/images/imgcoll.htm.
This website has a photo of Nash with others at the counters and proving their point of
sit-ins.
Sit-Ins Newspaper. Photograph. Accessed February 7, 2015.
https://randolphhistory.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/what-the-newspaper-had-to-say/.
Sit-ins 1963. Photograph. Accessed January 22, 2015.
https://greensborositins.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/sit-ins1963.gif.
This photo shows how the people of the sit-ins were treated but they could not do
anything about it.
"The Student Leader." Video file, 4:44. PBS. Accessed February 8, 2015.
http://video.pbs.org/video/1560077743/.
This video has clips from Nash's life in Nashville and also what her peers thought of her
as.
"Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)." The Reader's Companion to U.S.
Women's History. 1999. History Study Center. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
This is a brief overview of the SNCC and how it was significant in the civil rights
movement. Led by Diane Nash and other phenomenal women.
Students of the SNCC. Photograph. Accessed February 4, 2015.
http://andyleegrim.blogspot.com/2011/12/race-relations-in-student-non-violent.html.
The Student Voice (Atlanta, GA). "SNCC Workers Expand into Ala. Black Belt." March 5, 1965,
1-3. Accessed January 22, 2015. The King Center.
Tavis Smiley. PBS. December 17, 2014 (originally aired May 10, 2011).
This source is strong because it is a retrospective look at Diane Nash's days as a teenage
freedom rider in the South.
Watson, Ted. "Chicago Girl Feels Freedom as 'Sit-In.'" Chicago Courier Editor (Chicago, IL).
https://nashnonviolence.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/diane-nash-2.jpg.
Weekend Edition. "Fifty Years Later, SNCC Renews Its Youth." NPR. December 17, 2014
(originally aired April 18, 2010). Hosted by Liane Hansen. Accessed December 17, 2014.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GALE|A224221964).
This is a interview with a surviving member of the SNCC who speaks about the legacy of
the association and what they wish to do in current times. This ties back to Diane Nash
because it deals with what the groups intentions were for their association and how they
want to be remembered.
Woman Protest at Counter. Photograph. Accessed February 3, 2015.
http://zmblackhistorymonth2013.blogspot.com/2013/02/spelman-college-choosing-tochange.html.