Hall of Fame Inductee
Dr. Ernest R. Patton
Tennessee State University
About
Ernest Patton, a Tennessee State University alumnus, was arrested as a Nashville sit-in student and later became a public speaker on the movement. He remained part of the city’s civil-rights memory.
Accomplishments
- Nashville sit-in student and later movement speaker.
- Tennessee State University alumnus.
- Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2011.
Year of award
2011
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Civil Rights.