The Nashville Sit-in Story

Songs and Scenes of Nashville Lunch Counter Desegregation

Folkways Records – FH 5590

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1960
Genre: Blues, Non-Music, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Gospel, Political, Field Recording, Rhythm & Blues
[Tracklist]
A1 We Shall Overcome (03:54)
A2 The Lunch Counter Incident (00:47)
A3 I'm Going to Sit at the Welcome Table "We Shall Not Be Moved" (04:29)
A4 Jail Sequence "You Better Leave Segregation Alone" "Your Dog Loves My Dog" (05:03)
A5 Court Room Scene, "I Hope We'll Meet Again" "Moving On" The Trial (08:32)
B1 Reason for the Sit-in Movement Interviews (05:58)
B2 Remarks by Reverend C. Tindell Vivien (02:19)
B3 Scene on Mayor's Steps (03:58)
B4 Victory Meeting (05:36)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Guy Carawan, Liner Notes: Rev. Kelly Miller Smith, Peggi Alexander, and E. Angeline Butler, Engineer: Willard Electronics and Mel Kaiser
[Notes]
"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.