Diane Judith Nash (born May 15, 1938) is an acclaimed American civil rights activist. She was prominently involved with integrating lunch counters through sit-ins, the freedom riders, the SNSS, the Selma Right-to-vote movement and dr.mlk’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. She was also a part of a committee that promoted the passage of the civil rights of 1964, Nash later became active in the peace movement and continues to advocate for fair housing in her hometown of Chicago, where she practices real estate.