The E.D. Nixon Instirute for Research and Cultural Enrichment
The E.D. Nixon Institute for Research and Cultural Enrichment was founded in 2001 by The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture at Alabama State University. Named in memory of the “Father of the modern Civil Rights Movement,” Dr. Edgar Daniel Nixon was a Montgomery native and pioneering civil rights advocate whose work in the area of civil rights is legendary. Nixon was a devoted activist and president of the Montgomery, as well as the Alabama chapters of the NAACP. Beginning in the 1940s, he made his mark as a serious and committed champion for the equal rights of African Americans. The E.D. Nixon Institute for Research and Cultural Enrichment is held each year during the third week of April.
