Fisk/Meharry in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Looby Bombing
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022
1. Looby Bombing Marker
Inscription.
Looby Bombing. . Z. Alexander Looby was a prominent civil rights attorney and political activist. In the spring of 1960 he headed the defense team representing protestors that participated in the organized sit-ins at Nashville's downtown lunch counters. On April 19, 1960, three weeks after he arranged the release of the student protestors, a bomb exploded in the Looby home just off of Jefferson Street, destroying it. Miraculously, neither Mr. Looby nor his wife was harmed in the bombing. In response to the bombing, thousands of people both black and white, marched in silence to city hall to confront Ben West and encourage him to use his office to end segregation of lunch counters in Nashville.
Z. Alexander Looby was a prominent civil rights attorney and political activist. In the spring of 1960 he headed the defense team representing protestors that participated in the organized sit-ins at Nashville's downtown lunch counters. On April 19, 1960, three weeks after he arranged the release of the student protestors, a bomb exploded in the Looby home just off of Jefferson Street, destroying it. Miraculously, neither Mr. Looby nor his wife was harmed in the bombing. In response to the bombing, thousands of people both black and white, marched in silence to city hall to confront Ben West and encourage him to use his office to end segregation of lunch counters in Nashville.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Civil Rights.
Location. 36° 10.143′ N, 86° 48.557′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Fisk/Meharry. Marker is on Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1917 Jefferson St, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022
2. Looby Bombing Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
