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    Diane Judith Nash (born May 15, 1938) is an American civil rights activist, and a leader and strategist of the student wing of the Civil Rights Movement. Nash's campaigns were among the most successful of the era.

  2. May 13, 2024 · Diane Nash (born May 15, 1938, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American civil rights activist who was a leading figure in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s, especially known for her involvement in sit-ins and the Freedom Rides.

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  3. Jan 24, 2018 · African American civil rights leader Diane Nash was prominently involved in some of the most consequential campaigns of the movement, including the Freedom Rides and the Selma Voting...

  4. Diane Judith Nash (born May 15, 1938) was a key figure in the US Civil Rights Movement. She fought to secure voting rights for African Americans as well as to desegregate lunch counters and interstate travel during the freedom rides. Fast Facts: Diane Nash.

  5. Diane Nash was a key figure in the student sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and other nonviolent campaigns against segregation. She worked closely with Martin Luther King and received the Rosa Parks Award from SCLC.

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  7. Jul 7, 2022 · Learn about Diane Nash, a leader of the 1960s fight against segregation and the 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree. Discover her role in the Freedom Rides, sit-ins, Selma march and more.

  8. Mar 8, 2018 · How Freedom Rider Diane Nash Risked Her Life to Desegregate the South. Now an icon of the Civil Rights Movement, Nash was arrested dozens of times for non-violent protests—including while six...