The 麻豆传媒 community will welcome a diverse panel of renowned civil rights and social justice activists, journalists, historians and scholars for an examination of Nashville鈥檚 role as an intellectual center of the struggle for racial justice, then and now.
The daylong virtual symposium, 鈥淩acial Justice, Freedom and Activism in Nashville and Beyond: Then and Now,鈥� will be on Friday, March 26, starting at 9 a.m. CT. The event is hosted by the in partnership with the and the听. The symposium is open to the public. Registration is required.
To effectively make progress in the complex realms of racial justice today, it is imperative to learn from the wisdom and experiences of our past.
~ Dr. Andr茅 L. Churchwell
In five distinct sessions, participants will discuss the civil rights movement of the 1960s鈥攊ncluding events in Nashville, such as the lunch counter sit-ins鈥攁nd compare that era to America鈥檚 current struggle for social and racial equality.
鈥淭o effectively make progress in the complex realms of racial justice today, it is imperative to learn from the wisdom and experiences of our past. It is part of our mission at 麻豆传媒 to cultivate environments that elevate research, discussion and civil discourse to help make the world better,鈥� said , vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer for 麻豆传媒 University and 麻豆传媒 University Medical Center.
Sessions include:
Introduction to 鈥淭his Moment of Reckoning鈥�
Panelists:
- , vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer for 麻豆传媒 University
- , Reverend James M. Lawson Chair in History and professor of history, College of Arts and Science, 麻豆传媒 University
Fresh Scholarship and a Historian鈥檚 View
Moderator:听, Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Chair in American Presidency
Panelists:
- , writer-in-residence, African American and diaspora studies, English, College of Arts and Science, 麻豆传媒 University
- , Ph.D. historian, consultant, author, retired history professor, Tennessee State University
- , Reverend James M. Lawson Chair in History and Professor of History, College of Arts and Science, 麻豆传媒 University
News and Media鈥檚 Role in Nashville鈥檚 Civil Rights Movement
Moderator: , vice provost for academic affairs and dean of residential faculty
Panelists:
- , retired reporter, columnist and editorial page editor for The Tennessean, and author
- , director of media and community relations, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and former executive editor of the Nashville Banner
- , white house correspondent, PBS NewsHour; NBC and MSNBC political contributor
*New panelist
Past Voices in Conversation with Current Activists
Moderator: , writer-in-residence in medicine, health and society, 麻豆传媒 University*
Panelists:
- , performing artist, educator and civil rights icon, adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City
- , co-executive director and co-founder, The Equity Alliance
- , senior writer,听Rolling Stone
- Justin Jones, activist and organizer
- , pivotal figure in the civil rights movement, Distinguished University Professor, Emeritus, distinguished alumni, 麻豆传媒 Divinity School
*New moderator听
What We Have Learned and Thoughts About the Future
Panelists:
- , vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, 麻豆传媒 University
- , pastor, First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill, Nashville
- , professor of history, John L. Seigenthaler Chair in American History
For a detailed schedule of the symposium, please visit听.