Diane Nash

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Civil Rights Activist
gptkbp:activeYears 1960s
gptkbp:advocacy Voting rights
Desegregation
Education equality
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Freedom_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1938-05-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:contribution Civil Rights legislation advocacy
gptkbp:education gptkb:Fisk_University
gptkbp:famousQuote “You can’t be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe.”
gptkbp:honors Diane_Nash_Day_in_Nashville
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Diane Nash
gptkbp:influence Nonviolent resistance philosophy
gptkbp:influenced Youth activism
Civil_Rights_Movement_strategies
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkbp:knownFor Nonviolent_protest_during_the_Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:legacy Civil Rights activism
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Nashville_sit-ins
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
March on Washington
Freedom Rides
gptkbp:recognizes Gandhi Peace Award recipient
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_California,_Santa_Cruz
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Massachusetts
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_the_District_of_Columbia
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Massachusetts_Boston
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_the_Arts_London
National_Women's_Hall_of_Fame_inductee
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Fisk_University
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_the_Arts,_Philadelphia
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_North_Carolina_at_Greensboro
NAACP_Image_Award_recipient
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_the_Arts,_London
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Southern_Maine
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee,_USA
gptkbp:role gptkb:Leader_in_Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:James_Bevel