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Big Saturday also resulted in Lawsons expulsion from Vanderbilt University. Lawson had recently spent a year in prison for his refusal to participate in the draft as a conscientious objector. Print.Bloom, Alexander. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2001.

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Her efforts included the first successful civil rights campaign to integrate After the war, Nash's parents' marriage ended. Dorothy married again to John Baker, a waiter on the railroad dining ca Dorothy married again to John Baker, a waiter on the railroad dining cars owned by the Nash's family members were surprised when she joined the At Fisk, Nash searched for a way to challenge segregation.

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