NASHVILLE, Tenn.–A strong need for courageous leadership at a time of profound racial and ethnic changes in America is the topic for the next installment of the “Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box” series on April 2. Vanderbilt Professor of Philosophy David Wood will lead the discussion, titled “Courage and Democratic Pluralism,” with Lucius Outlaw Jr., director of the African-American Studies Program and professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt.
Outlaw will recount the failures of leadership and lack of courage during the 1790s, a time when America’s new leaders were trying to establish a republican democracy out of a diversity of peoples and races. He will discuss how the demographic concerns of white leaders at that time eventually led to a nation torn apart by civil war. Outlaw maintains that as the United States undergoes the most significant demographic changes in its history, there is an urgent need now for better and more courageous leadership.
The conversation and box lunch, presented by Vanderbilt University and the Nashville Public Library, take place at the Main Library on Church Street. Lunch is catered by Provence Breads and Café. Reservations are required. All those planning to attend this event, which is free and open to the public, should call 615-322-8585 or e-mail lunchbox@vanderbilt.edu.
WHAT:Lunch and lecture series with Vanderbilt faculty David Wood and Lucius Outlaw Jr.
WHERE:The conference center of the Main Library, 615 Church St. (Parking is available in the garage adjacent to the library, and the first hour is free if ticket is validated by library staff)
WHEN:Wednesday, April 2
Lunch is served at 11:30; lecture begins at noon
Media contact: Ann Marie Owens, 615-322-NEWS, >annmarie.owens@vanderbilt.edu</a>