Fisk University announced a $2.5 million gift from Amy and Frank Garrison, the largest gift from a Nashville family in the school’s history.
Nash – a former Fisk student – was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement and played a major role in the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins.
The Endowed Chair and director of the John Lewis Center will be named The Diane Nash – Descendants of the Emancipation Chair.
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