This week on Expanding the Ivory Tower Victoria explores a 1971 controversy surrounding the now-defunct University Band’s use of the song “Dixie” during football games. For weeks, a spirited debate concerning the song’s use lined the pages of The Collegian and what unfolds on those pages sheds light on the racial attitudes of students at the time in interesting yet unsurprising ways.
Podcast
Where Are We Now?
This week our Post-Baccalaureate fellow, Victoria Charles, takes to the studio with her podcast, Expanding the Ivory Tower, to discuss her relationship to Race & Racism at the University of Richmond. She dives into how her research fits into the project and gives us a glimpse into its inception. Victoria also chats with Project Archivist Irina Rogova about Irina’s point of entry and goals for the project.