Roos, Charles E.
Forty-Eight Hours at Vanderbilt, 1985.
This collection contains a single 6 page manuscript titled "Forty-Eight Hours at Vanderbilt" written by Charles Roos in 1985. The essay documents Roos's involvement in the 1960 James Lawson case at Vanderbilt, in which divinity student James Lawson was expelled for his participation in Nashville sit-ins against segregation. The '48 hours' document June 7-8, 1960.
Charles E. Roos is Professor Emeritus of the Vanderbilt Physics Department. He received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1957 and joined the Vanderbilt faculty as head of the Physics program in 1959. Roos was one of the faculty members ready to resign over the James Lawson affair at Vanderbilt in 1960. He was active in the negotiations to resolve the situation due to his friendship with Chancellor Branscomb.
Lawson, James M., 1928-
Roos, Charles E.
Vanderbilt University.
African Americans -- Civil rights.
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Political activists
AIP-ICOS
Vanderbilt University. Special Collections and University Archives. Jean and Alexander Heard Library, 419 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203, USA