May 2004

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Events and Information

On May 17, 1954, speaking for a unamimous Supreme Court, Chief Justice Earl Warren announced that "in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate education facilities are inherently unequal."

Loren Miller Bar Association Re-enactment and Panel Discussion
The WSBA joins others in sponsoring the Loren Miller Bar Association's re-enactment of the Brown v. Board of Education arguments on May 17 (University of Washington, Kane Hall, Room 130, 4-6 pm; followed by a panel discussion, Room 225, 6-8 pm). The re-enactment will feature the Washington Supreme Court justices and other dignitaries in the famous roles, and promises to be a "must see" event.

Seattle University Brown v. Board of Education — a 50th Anniversary Exhibit
Seattle University Law Library has created an online and a physical exhibit to celebrate the Brown anniversary. The online exhibit combines images, text, and links to create a rich timeline environment in which to explore Brown and the civil rights movement. See www.law.seattleu.edu/information/brown/home.asp. The physical exhibit is housed in the display cases in the Dolliver Reading Room on the fourth floor of the library. Books, articles, and photographs have been arrayed along a timeline annotated with significant judicial decisions in the civil rights movement.

Gonzaga University School of Law 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board Display
Through May 17, Chastek Library is featuring a display commemorating the anniversary of the Brown decision. There are free copies of the decision, a bibliography of materials available about school desegregation, and selected current books on segregation.

National Park Service Historic Site
Learn about the decision and view Monroe Elementary School, one of the four segregated elementary schools for African-American children in Topeka, KS, involved in the decision. www.nps.gov/brvb.

U.S. Department of Education Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission
www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/brownvboard50th/index.html.

National Education Association Activities
www.nea.org/brownvboard.

American Bar Association Highlights
www.abanet.org/brown/home.html.

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