TN-NSH087 Nasvhille Sit-Ins

Marker text: NASVHILLE SIT-INS

Formerly located at this site was First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill, headquarters of the 1960s Sit-In Movement, led by Rev. Kelly Miller Smith. Strategy sessions, non-violence workshops, mass meetings, victory celebrations, and administrative offices were here. The well-disciplined Nashville Sit-Ins served as a model for civil rights demonstrations throughout the South.

The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Erected 1990