We hope you enjoyed this tour!

Congratulations, you’ve completed the Civil Rights driving tour on Nashville Sites. We hope this tour has shown you the major role that Nashville played in the fight to dismantle Jim Crow across the South. It was a community effort—college students and professors, young children and their parents, business leaders and lawyers, church congregations and pastors. But the movement for equal and social justice is far from over. George Floyd’s murder in May 2020 set off public protests not seen since the 1960s—under the banner of Black Lives Matter. Just two months later, on July 17, Congressman John Lewis and the Rev. C.T. Vivian passed away. Many would argue their deaths were divinely timed—they both died on the same day, but they also died knowing that the torch had been passed to the next generation. It’s up to us now. We must continue the fight for equality and inclusion—for all who are disenfranchised, vulnerable, and silenced.

To walk in the footsteps of those brave men and women who participated in the sit-ins movement—take our Civil Rights Sit-Ins tour. We also have walking tours for Nashville’s HBCU campuses as well as walking and driving tours focused on African American history including Jefferson Street, Early Black Life and Culture, Music in Music City North, Edgehill, and Women’s Sports. To support Nashville Sites, tag us @NashvilleSites on social media and look for the “Donate” button at the top of your screen. Many thanks to our sponsor—the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the scholars and students who collaborated on this project. Thank you for embarking on this journey through time with Nashville Sites. This is Linda Wynn signing off.