S. Kahn, '17

Name of Speaker:
Si Kahn

Location:
Jones House
Boone, NC 

Date:
April 26, 2016

Si Kahn enlivened the discussion by sharing a unique perspective that transcends social activism, scholarship, music, and the arts. Born in 1944, Si Kahn has worked for over 50 years as a civil rights, labor and community organizer and musician. He began his organizing career in 1965 in Arkansas with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, more popularly known as SNCC, the student wing of the Southern Civil Rights Movement.