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Diane Nash
Founding Member of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
"A Reflection upon
My Experiences as a
Social Activist During the
Civil Rights Movement"
Friday, January 14, 2005,
Noon-2 p.m.
Apollo Multipurpose Room
WSU Student Union
| PROGRAM |
| WELCOME |
Dr. Barbara Green
Director, Bolinga Black
Cultural Resources Center |
| REMARKS |
Dr. Kim Goldenberg
President
Wright State University |
| MUSICAL SELECTIONS |
Paul Laurence Dunbar Chorale
In His Presence Gospel Choir |
| INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER |
Ms. Francine Smith
Black Student Union
President |
| GUEST SPEAKER |
Ms. Diane Nash
Founding Member of SNCC |
| RECEPTION |
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Diane Nash's lifetime of activism started in 1959 at Fisk University when
James Lawson offered several nonviolence workshops in which Nash took part.
As an activist, she has crossed paths with many famous Civil Rights leaders,
including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Nash was one of the founding students of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee and coordinator of the Freedom Ride. Appointed by President John F.
Kennedy to a national committee that promoted the passage of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, she was awarded the John F. Kennedy Library Distinguished American
Award in March 2003, and the LBJ Award for Leadership in Civil Rights in March
2004.
This is the inaugural address in the Presidential Lecture Series, developed
to advance human justice and promote the university's commitment to creating a
diverse university community and learning environment.
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