civil rights
Kenneth W. Mack is MLK speaker for Vanderbilt Law School
Jan. 6, 2014—Author and Harvard University professor Kenneth W. Mack will deliver the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture on Jan. 23 at Vanderbilt Law School.
Civil rights activist and alumnus Francis Guess wins humanitarian award
Dec. 4, 2013—The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has recognized Francis S. Guess, MBM’74, for his commitment to equality, justice and the advancement of Middle Tennessee with the Kraft Humanitarian Award. He served six years on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and an additional 32 years on the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, where he influenced policy...
“Reflections of the Civil Rights Movement in Nashville: Then and Now”
Nov. 7, 2013—Watch video of the most recent presentation in the Food for Thought lunchtime series ”Reflections of the Civil Rights Movement in Nashville: Then and Now,” which took place on November 5. In partnership with the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, the Vanderbilt University Office of Community, Neighborhood, and Government Relations presents Food for Thought:...
Renowned MLK scholar to deliver 2013 Harrod Lecture
Oct. 31, 2013—Lewis Baldwin, who will retire in December after 30 years of scholarship devoted to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., will deliver the 2013 Harrod Lecture and then be honored at "The Voice of Conscience" conference.
Sociologist John Skrentny to speak on race in the workplace
Oct. 17, 2013—A sociologist from California will speak Oct. 25 at the law school about race in the workplace.
Prosecutor in 16th Street Baptist Church bombing case to speak
Sep. 18, 2013—Donald Cochran, professor of law at Belmont University, will discuss the prosecution of Bobby Frank Cherry, who was convicted in 2002 for his involvement in the 1963 bombing of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church that resulted in the death of four black schoolgirls. Cochran will speak at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, in the Wyatt...
Vanderbilt University marks important Civil Rights milestones Aug. 28, Sept. 5
Aug. 23, 2013—Vanderbilt will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington with a midday event Aug. 28. On the evening of Sept. 5, the Rev. Carolyn McKinstry will speak at a free public event in Benton Chapel.
Community mourns death of former Graduate School dean
Aug. 1, 2013—Ernest Campbell, who was instrumental in revitalizing Vanderbilt's Department of Sociology and Anthropology and known nationally for his research in race relations, desegregation and education, died July 28.
James Lawson donates papers to Vanderbilt
Feb. 19, 2013—The Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., who has played key roles in the Civil Rights Movement and Vanderbilt University’s history, has donated a significant portion of his papers to Vanderbilt Libraries’ Special Collections.
Civil Rights icons explore nature of moral leadership
Aug. 16, 2012—The Rev. James E. Lawson Jr. and John Seigenthaler, two legends of the Civil Rights era who viewed non-violent demonstrations in Nashville from very different seats in the 1960s, sat side-by-side Tuesday at a packed lunchtime conversation in Light Hall about the essentials of developing moral leadership.
Civil rights legends to discuss leadership at public lecture
Aug. 2, 2012—A public conversation between the Rev. James Lawson, a major civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. to implement the principles of nonviolence, and John Seigenthaler, who worked in the United States Department of Justice, is scheduled for noon Tuesday, Aug. 14. “The Essentials of Developing Moral Leadership” will be held in...
Vanderbilt digital archive recovers lost Civil Rights voices
Apr. 27, 2012—Digitized versions of the original reel-to-reel recordings that author Robert Penn Warren conducted with Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and other key leaders in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement are now searchable through the Who Speaks for the Negro website housed at Vanderbilt University.