Civil rights legend Bernard Lafayette Jr. captivated his MTSU audience Thursday, Oct. 29, with memories of growing up in the throes of segregation while fueled by a burning desire to fight for equality for all.
Lafayette gave the keynote address for MTSU’s 24th annual Social Science Symposium, a two-day event held at the James Union Building that showcases undergraduate students’ research.
This year’s symposium theme, “Voting Rights 1965-2015: Commemorating 50 Years,” recognized the anniversary of the nation’s Voting Rights Act while looking at challenges today. All events were free and open to the public. Here’s a video recap:
Soft-spoken but oozing a hardened resolve, civil rights legend Bernard Lafayette Jr. captivated his MTSU audience Thursday, Oct. 29, with memories of growing up in the throes of segregation while fueled by a burning desire to fight for equality for all. Lafayette gave the keynote address for MTSU’s 24th annual Social Science…
A distinguished scholar and civil rights veteran will grace the airwaves on the next “MTSU On the Record” radio program. Host Gina Logue’s interview with Bernard Lafayette Jr., co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, will air from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and www.wmot.org…
Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Bernard Lafayette Synopsis: Dr. Bernard Lafayette, distinguished senior scholar in residence at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, talks about his civil rights legacy, which he will share at MTSU's Undergraduate Symposium Oct. 29.
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