| Established in 2007 to honor the memory and achievements of James Weldon Johnson, the mission of the James Weldon Johnson Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies is to foster new scholarship, teaching, and public dialogue that focuses upon the origins, evolution, and legacy of the modern civil rights movement from 1905 to the present. The Johnson Institute is also committed to the investigation of the impact of the modern civil rights movement upon other social movements in the United States and abroad.
These social movements include but are not limited to the Women’s Movement, the Gay and Lesbian Movement and the Human Rights Movement. The Johnson Institute realizes its mission through the Visiting Scholars Program, the core program of the institute. As a site for advanced interdisciplinary studies, the Johnson Institute is committed to the creation of a community of scholars dedicated to the investigation of questions central to the modern civil rights movement in a manner that transcends the boundaries of traditional disciplines within a national and global context.
Founded on the premise that there is a relationship between scholarship and activism, the Johnson Institute also is committed to social advocacy by providing individuals and organizations with the tools and skills to undertake and implement their own social advocacy projects. The dynamic interplay between leadership in the tradition of James Weldon Johnson, scholarship and social advocacy positions the Johnson Institute to make distinctive contributions that will both deepen and broaden our understanding of the modern civil rights movement. |
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