'Collaborating for Change: Hubert Humphrey, Fisk University and the Fight for Civil Rights' discussion is Feb. 20
The event, hosted by The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy and the Rogers Center for the American Presidency, will feature a conversation between Dennis Dickerson, the Reverend James M. Lawson Professor and professor of history, and Samuel G. Freedman, professor at Columbia University and award-winning author and columnist. Registration is required.Read More
POLITICS
Latest Vanderbilt Unity Index shows the U.S. continuing to become increasingly polarized
The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy’s latest Vanderbilt Unity Index shows the country continuing its trend toward more polarization, ending 2023 down nearly three points from the start of the year.Read More
UNIQUELY VANDERBILT
‘All That Glitters’ exhibit continues at Special Collections and University Archives
This free exhibit is part of ongoing Sesquicentennial celebrations and features rare items from Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives. Read More
After coming to Vanderbilt Divinity School as a transfer student in 1958, Rev. James Lawson led workshops focused on strategies for nonviolent discipline. From these workshops, Lawson and other students from Vanderbilt Divinity School, American Baptist College, Meharry Medical College, and Fisk and Tennessee State universities formed the Nashville Student Movement. Their sit-ins at segregated downtown lunch counters helped lay the foundation for Freedom Rides throughout the South. Explore more about Lawson and his work by visiting this virtual exhibit by the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries>>
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