Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Chasing the American Dream with Your Neighbor
Location
Janet Ayers Academic Center, Room 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
25-9-2025 9:30 AM
Description
The speaker will reflect on the expectations placed on her as a child and the realities she witnessed growing as a girl in a segregated society. These experiences opened her eyes to injustice and fueled her early involvement in protest. What began as a personal response to inequality grew into a calling that shaped her career path for service to neighbors.
Recommended Citation
Searcy, Joyce, "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Chasing the American Dream with Your Neighbor" (2025). Humanities Symposium. 14.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2025/2025/14
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Chasing the American Dream with Your Neighbor
Janet Ayers Academic Center, Room 4094
The speaker will reflect on the expectations placed on her as a child and the realities she witnessed growing as a girl in a segregated society. These experiences opened her eyes to injustice and fueled her early involvement in protest. What began as a personal response to inequality grew into a calling that shaped her career path for service to neighbors.
Comments
The Theme of September 25 is "Live the Dream Together"
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