Trailways Station
36.161754, -86.780684
Description
Trailways Transportation System was founded by Burlington Trailways in 1936 as an organization of five independent bus lines aimed to compete with Greyhound. In the fall of 1960, the Trailways station was a site of sit-ins by students protesting the segregation of lunch counters and interstate bus lines. In December of that year, Bernard Lafayette was attacked by a white taxi driver from behind and was arrested though he did not retaliate. In February of 1961, students returned and were served at Trailways.
Title Trailways Station
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Jessica Reeves, Staff; 2019; Philip Staffelli, Intern; 2019
Date 1936
Address 113 Sixth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37219
Type Former Site of Building
Coverage Area 1
Source Trailways Transportation System, owner
Contributor Burlington Transportation Company; Santa Fe Trails Transportation Company; Missouri Pacific Stages; Safeway Lines, Inc; Frank Martz Coach Company; Greyhound Lines Inc.
Subject Businesses; Civil Rights; Downtown; New South; Protests; Transportation
Keywords Buildings, Busses, Desegregation, Railroads, Sit-Ins, Travel
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0