Day 17 of my Inktober2020 series of Women I Admire is Diane Nash

 Day 17 of my Inktober2020 series of Women I Admire is Diane Nash.

Diane Nash is one of the most prominent figures in the Civil Rights Movement. In a movement where mainly men dominate the landscape, her role is remarkable to say the least. She fought to secure voting rights for Black Americans and to desegregate lunch counters in America and was often arrested for refusing to back down. Some people will fight for equality by blacking out their Facebook profile for 24 hours to “make a stand” (a lot of good that shit does) but Diane Nash? She participated in dangerous sit-ins where they were taunted, harassed and bullied for over a year. She advocated for fair housing, the right to travel on buses from state to state and was instrumental in getting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed. She’s an amazing human being who once told a bunch of southern racist cunts, “kill us or desegregate us.”