NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Fifth Avenue at the intersection of Jefferson Street now has a new name. The section of road, which was also the site of several lunch counter sit-ins during the early days ...

On Nov. 10, 1960, employees at a restaurant on Fifth Avenue used water hoses, wet brooms and a fumigation machine to try and drive John Lewis away from the lunch counter. He stayed put, clasping a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – On Saturday, a rally is planned to happen in downtown Nashville, to fight for a Civil Rights leader’s legacy. This month, Tennessee Republicans proposed turning a road named ...

A street in Nashville has been named after the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis. Metro Council members voted on Thursday to rename a portion of 5th Avenue North to Rep. John Lewis Way, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials in Nashville have renamed most of a street after civil rights icon John Lewis, who help desegregate the city’s lunch counters before becoming a long-serving congressman in ...

Nashville renamed a large portion of 5th Ave North after John Lewis, the late civil rights icon and congressman from Georgia who helped desegregate the city's lunch counters. The Metro Council voted ...