Issue and Opponent: Influenced by the earlier Greensboro Sit-Ins of North Carolina on February 1, 1960, The Nashville Sit-Ins between February 13, 1960, and May 10, 1960, were one of the earlier examples of a non-violent direct-action campaign. Black students in Nashville, Tennessee frequently took seats at all-white lunch counters as a form of protest and refused to stop until the segregation laws were changed. The Sit-Ins were largely coordinated by the Nashville Student Movement (NLS), as well as the Nashville Christian Leadership Council (NCLC), their leaders Diane Nash and John Lewis. The first protests took place on February 13, 1960, when Nashville college students took seats at “white-only” counters in various businesses around Nashville. These businesses included: Kress (now K-Mart), Woolsworth’s, and McClennen’s. Dilemma Action: After purchasing their items, the students defied the segregation guidelines and took seats at the lunch counters. The store owners refused to serve these students and closed the counters, claiming they held the “moral right” to refuse service to whomever they wish. However, this did not stop the protests from taking place, and the frequency of the sit-ins increased even further, with locations such as bus terminals, drug stores, and major department chains being targeted. The “Black Saturday” controversy on February 27, 1960, had sit-in protesters raided by a White group of individuals opposing desegregation. This event remained controversial as only the Black protesters were arrested even though they didn’t retaliate against their attackers. The other event that shall be mentioned is that Looby’s home was destroyed in a bombing on April 19, 1960. Lobby represented both the NLS and the NCLC as their attorney, as well as serving to represent many of the other protesters fighting against segregation. Despite these setbacks, the college students refused to give in and continued to hold their demonstrations in a non-violent manner. Soon, the dilemma action of choosing to protest peacefully and non-violently put Nashville Mayor Ben West in a difficult position as it appeared that he was condoning violence against the Black community. Mayor West began meeting in private with both the protestors as well as Nashville businesses to work on an agreement for desegregating the city’s lunch counters. Outcome: Though the Nashville Sit-Ins movement voiced the desire for desegregation of the city’s lunch counters and inspired young Black men and women across the country to participate in sit-ins in their cities, it can be argued that it was ineffective in changing the minds of the businesses. Were it not for Looby’s house being bombed and the subsequent march of over 2,500 concerned Black individuals to city hall in mass protest, the Black community probably would not have had their wishes fulfilled so quickly. The movement raised the issues of segregation within the Nashville black community for all to see, however, it does not seem that it alone would have an impact on the decision to open lunch counters to Black citizens at the time.