in 1959, the student had been ofining under the direction reverend lofton. they thought the south needed a nonviolent leader. what made nashville special in 1960 was that the students trained. they went through this nonviolent academy as they called it. pointefer to it as a west trading. -- training. believe and mean to they came up with rules. students knew it was against the law to black the entrances so they knew they did not want to break the law. even when the students were being arrested, they were being eaten. -- beat. they had milkshakes thrown in their face. do not strike black or curse is abused. they believed they were .ollowing a nonviolent lesson this is the path that they chose to take it proved to be effective in 1960. is where the rules of this came up with. downtown right to where we're standing. went there and take their seats. nothing happened the first week. it fits better here is exactly where we're standing, the students marched on this very block. it actually sits on the very block that the students did. we for -- refer to it as a sacr

jim lofton came to nashville because dr. king asked him to come to nashville. dr.eeded a nonviolent leader and studied under discipleship of gandhi. students special in 1950s is that these students trained. they went through this onviolent academy as they called it. ernard lafayette refers to it as a west point training so the students would train. every week, they would train in how not to es in fight back. what does it mean to believe and engulf yourself into this and they philosophy did, and they came up with rules. the five things that you had to be able to do and five things do. you couldn't the first rule is do not block entrances to the store aisles nor outside. students knew that it was gainst the law to block the entrances of the store aisles so they knew they didn't want to break the law. say, do rules go on to not leave your seat, do not have conversations with the floor walkers. friendly and lf courteous at all times and even when the students were being arrested saturday after saturday, they were being beaten, they were being spied pon and they had mil