Pioneering civil rights workers Rev. LeRoy Wright, Diane Nash and Rev. C.T. Vivian gathered last week at Syracuse University to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the summer of 1964.
Posts Tagged ‘Commemoration of Civil Rights Movement 1964-2014’
Golden Anniversary
Thursday, March 27th, 2014Teach-In
Saturday, March 22nd, 2014“1960 What? 1960 Who…” Gregory Porter
Griot Vanessa Johnson talked about activist Ella Baker during a lunch break for the Cold Case Justice Initiative Civil Rights Conference on Friday.
Sometimes the best part of a conference is at the edges, in-between the forums and formal program. Yesterday during the lunch break of the Cold Case Justice Initiative’s Looking Back, Moving Forward: 50th Anniversary Conference a rich meaningful and dialogue broke-out. This multi-generational instructional chat featured students, educators, panel participants and attorneys. It was preceded by a lunchtime story-telling piece by Vanessa Johnson.
And truth be told, the conversation was sparked by a challenge laid down by Mr. Gil Caldwell.
John Steele, Civil Rights Activist
Retired judge Langston McKinney