Baltimore riots pose tough questions about peace, justice
Baltimore is a scene of chaos as rioters converge on the city’s streets, attacking police officers and looting stores in a frenzied state of unrest rivaling that of last year’s…
civil rights
NY Times columnist brings civil rights debate to campus
On Thursday, Apr. 2, Vassar hosted New York Times Op-ed columnist Charles Blow for a lecture entitled “Civil Rights Today,” which sought to critically examine the relationship between minority communities…
Artist, activist to incite dialogue
For his most recent performance this October, artist and activist Dread Scott attempted to walk toward a high-pressure water jet gushing out of a fire hose, but was repeatedly knocked…
Local marchers reflect on 50 years of race relations
This past Thursday, Sept. 26, Vassar played host to a panel of speakers and a poet in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. This event was…
Palmer Gallery to display Freed exhibit on historic D.C. march
Fifty years ago, nearly 250,000 people from across the United States traveled to Washington, D.C. to march for civil rights. Students, clergymen, women, children, the young and the old all…
Vassar-West Point Initiative to discuss history of civil rights
As every former AP US History student knows—me and the emotional scars of 20 hours of straight studying included—the summer months are riddled with important dates. As the weather heats…