Nashville Student Coordinating Committee

The Nashville Student Coordinating Committee was a group of Black college students in Nashville during the Civil Rights Movement. Formed in 1960, their goal was to organize sit-ins and protests to challenge segregation in local restaurants and public spaces. They worked to raise awareness, promote equality, and inspire broader community action against racial discrimination. The committee played a key role in advancing nonviolent protest strategies and helped ignite a larger movement for civil rights in Nashville, influencing national efforts to end segregation and secure equal rights for African Americans.