Nashville business officials and black leaders gather in a committee meeting May 11, 1963 to attempt to resolve racial problems and prevent demonstrations like the one the day before in which three blacks were injured. Some of the leaders representing the black community are Rev. J. Metz Rollins, left, Rev. Will Campbell, in white suit on the inside of the table, Rev. Kelly Miller Smith, second from right of the inside of the table and John Lewis, second from right. Ed Shea, center next to the flag, was appointed by Mayor Beverly Briley to lead the meeting. Harold Lowe Jr. / The Tennessean
