Breaking: How students forced Nashville to change — and unify — in 1968: USA TODAY again looks at lessons from that turbulent year

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   In 1968 Nashville, dissent was a disposition. It elevated civil rights icons and challenged Vanderbilt University, and the city as a whole, to overcome. To unify. "You can't stop that kind of avalanche of pride and hope." In the fourth installment of a yearlong series of stories and videos, the USA TODAY Network will peel back the layers of a complex and textured year to reveal how, for good or ill, 1968 informs who we are today. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108