The Nashville Sit-in Story: Songs and Scenes of Nashville Lunch Counter Desegregation (by the Sit-In Participants)

produced by Guy Carawan, 1927-2015 (Folkways Records, 1960), 41 mins

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Field of Interest: American Music
Description: "On February 13, 1960 approximately 124 students from American Baptist Theological Seminary, Fisk University, and Tennessee A & I State University staged their first sit-in demonstrations at three stores in the Nashville downtown area." Inspired by the courageous acts of these students, Guy Carawan compiled this collection of songs which chronicles the history of the Tennessee sit-ins, peaceful protests in reaction to the unfair and discriminatory practices of storeowners in Nashville. Extensive liner notes contextualize and accompany the collection.
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 41 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Struggle and Protest, Historical Song, Gospel Hymns
Label: Folkways Records
Producer: Guy Carawan, 1927-2015
Release Date: 1960
Subject: American Music, World Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, Spoken Word and Sounds, United States and Canada, Lunch Counter Sit-ins, U.S. South, 1960, Grabaciones de Voz y Sonidos, Palavra Falada e Sons, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Grabaciones de Voz y Sonidos, Palavra Falada e Sons, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá