Civil Rights Movement Leader, Dr. William G. Anderson, to Headline 西瓜视频 February 18 Black History Month Event
Civil Rights Movement Leader, Dr. William G. Anderson, to Headline 西瓜视频 February 18 Black History Month Event
January 29, 2021 Suzanne Seldes
The audio from the February 18 event with Dr. Anderson is available now on the home page of WQCS: .
Fireside Chat鈥擳he Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity
Dr. William G. Anderson, D.O.鈥攐ne of the nation鈥檚 last living links to Original Six of the American Civil Rights Movement鈥攚ill headline the 西瓜视频 (西瓜视频) Black History Month event on the evening of Thursday, February 18. The 鈥渇ireplace chat鈥� will be hosted on Zoom beginning at 5:30 p.m. Adriene Jefferson, 西瓜视频 Equity Officer/Title IX Coordinator and Associate Dean of the Northwest Center will interview Dr. Anderson and moderate questions from event attendees. The event is open to the public.
Founder of the Albany Movement in Georgia in the 1960s, and elected the first African American president of the American Osteopathic Association in 1994, Dr. Anderson began his professional career in the practice of medicine and surgery in Albany, Georgia, as a family physician. During this time, he founded and led the Albany Civil Rights Movement, which spearheaded the Civil Rights Movement in Southwest Georgia. In this role, Dr. Anderson worked closely with other leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King, Rev. Ralph David Abernathy and Mrs. Rosa Parks, to advance the health and general well-being of all the residents of his Albany community.
鈥淒r. William G. Anderson is a seminal figure in the struggle for American Civil Rights and we are honored to have him address our students and our community,鈥� states 西瓜视频 President, Dr. Timothy Moore. 鈥淒r. Anderson once told me that it takes the deeds of only one person to change another鈥檚 life for the better. His deeds have shaped the lives of generations of Americans.鈥�
Today Dr. Anderson is a frequent lecturer on at many colleges and universities on matters related to the practice of osteopathic medicine and civil rights. The annual Slavery to Freedom Lecture Series at Michigan State University (MSU), now in its 21st year, is named for him.
Dr. Anderson is a physician; a faculty member and senior advisor to the Dean of the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine; and a founding member of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine's Board of Directors. He is a veteran of the United States Navy. Leadership positions held by Dr. Anderson include President of the American Osteopathic Foundation, President of the Michigan Osteopathic Association, President of the Wayne County Osteopathic Medical Association and member of the American Osteopathic Association President鈥檚 Advisory Council.
Dr. Anderson earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from the Des Moines University/College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is certified in General Surgery and is a Fellow in the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. He has received 12 honorary degrees.
Dr. Anderson was married to the late Norma Dixon of Atlanta, also a civil rights leader. Together they published Autobiographies of a Black Couple of the Greatest Generation, published in 2004, and whose proceeds go to fund the American Osteopathic Foundation's Minority Scholarships.
Dr. Anderson is the proud father of five children, three of whom have followed him into careers in Osteopathic Medicine. He has two daughters, one who is a Librarian and another who is Project Training Leader of Professional Development for the State of Georgia, and a professor at Kennesaw State University. Four of Dr. Anderson鈥檚 grandchildren are in the medical field as well. He is the proud great-grandfather of three.
