civil rights

The Civil Rights Legacy at Xavier

September 14, 2014 |

Xavier came a long way in the decade that began with the Civil Rights Movement. But then, it had a long way to go. The University had been admitting black students since the 1940s. But in 1965 it discovered it … Read More

Civil Rights at Xavier Today

September 14, 2014 |

An African-American student recently told history professor Christine Anderson about an incident when a white girl in her residence hall spelled out the “n” word on a Facebook posting asking people to describe Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” … Read More

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