Diane Judith Nash 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. Wikipedia
Born: May 15, 1938 (age 85 years), Chicago, IL
Education: Fisk University, Hyde Park Academy High School, and Howard University
Parents: Dorothy Bolton Nash and Leon Nash
Children: 2
Spouse: James Bevel (m. 1961–1968)
Awards: Freedom Award and Presidential Medal of Freedom (2022)
Movement: Civil Rights Movement
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After her leadership role in the Freedom Rides, Nash became head of SNCC's direct action campaigns during the summer of 1961. That same year she married James ...