Nashville CM Zulfat Suara pushes for Civil Rights museum

On the same day Nashville celebrated civil rights legend Diane Nash , Metro Councilmember Zulfat Suara called on the city to expand its efforts to memorialize and preserve its past.

• The city named the plaza in front of the historic Metro courthouse in Nash's honor. At a ceremony on Saturday, city leaders celebrated the success of the peaceful desegregation movement, which Nash helped lead.

What she's saying : "Ms. Nash just said the Nashville Civil Rights Movement was different from other cities," Suara said during her speech. "Why don't we have a civil rights and African American history museum in Nashville?"

State of play: The city has stepped up its efforts in recent years to hold up the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.

• Metro leadership previously renamed a stretch of Fifth Avenue North after John Lewis and the new Bellevue high school after Rev. James Lawson.
• The downtown library has a Civil Rights Room that explores Nashville's history.