2004- Brown at 50: Promise, Purpose and Potential
The U. S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) is one of the most pivotal opinions ever rendered by that body. This landmark decision highlights the Supreme Courts' role in affecting changes in national and social policy. Often when people think of the case, they remember a little girl whose parents sued so that she could attend an all-white school in her neighborhood. In reality, the story of Brown is far more complex, and represents a culmination of many legal challenges to the status quo of racial segregation in America.
In recognition of 50th anniversary of the Brown decision, at this year's symposium we will discuss the "promise purpose and potential" of the landmark decision and its implications not only here in the United States, but abroad as well.
Symposium 2004- Invitation and description of participants.
Leading up to the symposium we will provide some highlights of different events and web sites marking the commemoration of Brown's anniversary.
The following links are a selection of some of the web sites that contain information about the Brown v. Board of Education case, its background, chronologies of historical events and calendars of some of the many activities that are taking place in celebration of its 50th Anniversary. There are many more web sites than those represented here, but we have tried to select only those that contained the greatest variety of relevant information. They are organized in the following manner:
- Official Sites - Federal and state sponsored commemorative sites.
- Academic Institutions- College and university web sites.
- National Organizations- National organizations and associations.
- Individual Presentations or Research Projects- Individual research and study on the Brown case.