Brandeis University 9th Annual Tillie K. Lubin Symposium
Recalling Brown/Reclaiming Brown The Struggle for School E/quality, Then and Now
A special program commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision that outlawed school segregation. Panelists will discuss the case as well as current struggles to ensure high-quality education for all Americans.Thursday
March 18, 2004
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Rapaporte Treasure Hall
The Carter children ready for school, fall 1965
Left to right: Gloria, Pearl, Deborah, Larry, Beverly, Stanley, Ruth
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Barriers to School Integration: Perspectives from History
Jacqueline Jones, Truman Professor of American Civilization
Hilary Moss, 2002-3 Spencer Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in History
Emily Strauss, 2003-4 Spencer Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in History
Moderator: Faith Smith, Associate Professor of AAAS and English
2:45 – 4:45 pm
Bearing Witness: Challenges and Hope
Charles McDew, Metropolitan State University, Minneapolis, first chair of SNCC
Gloria Carter Dickerson, WK Kellogg Foundation, civil rights activist
Sarah Ann Shaw, WBZ-TV reporter, civil rights activist
Moderator: Anita Hill, Professor of Social Policy and Law, Heller School
Sponsored by the Spencer Program in Educational Research and the Women’s Studies Program
Co-Sponsored by: Dean of Arts and Sciences, Department of African and African-American Studies, Department of American Studies, Education Program, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, Intercultural Center, Transitional Year Program