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Construction of new WeGo transit center begins

The new center is part of an effort to increase public transportation across Nashville while reducing the need to transfer downtown at WeGo Central.

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Nashville to name transit centers after Civil Rights icon, former bus operator

Metro Council members voted Tuesday to rename two WeGo transit stations after renowned Nashvillians.

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Nashville Freedom Rider dies

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ernest “Rip” Patton, a member of the Nashville Freedom Riders and civil rights leader, has died, the Freedom Rides Museum announced. He was 81. Patton participated in the downtown Nashville civil rights sit-ins in 1960. The movement eventually led to the desegregation of lunch counters and other public spaces. A year later, he was among the first wave

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Nashville Freedom Rider Ernest Rip Patton dies at 81

Nashville Freedom Rider Ernest Rip Patton dies at 81
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Nashville Freedom Rider Ernest Rip Patton dies at 81

Nashville Freedom Rider Ernest Rip Patton dies at 81
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