An autobiography by national civil rights pioneer CT Vivian, who was responsible for Nashville’s 1960 sit-in strikes at the lunch counter, will be released on March 16.
Vivian, a close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr., died in Atlanta last year at the age of 95.
“It’s in the Action” has a chapter about Vivian’s Nashville days, said the book’s co-author, Steve Fiffer, who helped finalize the autobiography after Vivian’s death.
Vivian lived in Nashville for 18 years and helped pressure city guides to make Music City the first place in the south to incorporate lunch counters. Vivian helped lead a march of 3,000 to 4,000 protesters to City Hall to confront then-Mayor Ben West.
“I think Nashville is one of the least reported and underrated moments in the movement,” said Fiffer.
“It’s a really important stop on the civil rights path.”
It’s in the Action, Vivian’s second and last book, is available for pre-order now for USD 24.95 on Amazon.
It will also be available for purchase in 11 bookstores and stores across Nashville on March 16, including Parnassus, the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum, and Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt.
The 208-page book contains 24 pages of pictures, including several from Nashville.
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