Brown vs. Board of Education
The series "Geographies of Color: Education, Inequality and Black
Leadership in the 21st Century" is, in part, a response to the
50th anniversary of the landmark 1954 civil rights case, Brown
v. Board of Education. Click here
to read the text of the decision. Our series asks: What is the racial
and political landscape in the U.S. fifty years after the Supreme
Court declared segregation unconstitutional? What effect did the
case have on social issues such as access to education and economic
opportunities? Professor Kimberle Crenshaw will speak on the legacies
of Brown on Thursday, March 4, 7:30 pm in Gamble Auditorium.
In the News:
National Public Radio (NPR) is currently airing a series on the
Brown decision and its implications. Radio segments of "Looking
Back: 'Brown v. Board of Education': School Desegregation Fight
Ended with Landmark Legal Decision," can be heard daily
on local NPR station 88.5, WFCR. For extensive information on
the Brown coverage and audio transcripts visit the NPR
web site.
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