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The Main Library will close on August 19 for preventative maintenance, with an anticipated reopening in early October.
Nashville has a rich history of Civil Rights activism with roots in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Our collections continue to tell the story of Civil Rights activism through collections that span the last 50 years including oral histories, newspapers, and images.