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*Brown v. Board of Education 50th* Anniversary Commission

 In 2001, President Bush signed legislation that established the *Brown    v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission* for the purpose of encouraging and providing for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark May 17, 1954, decision in *Brown    v. Board of Education*, which declared racially segregated schools to be unconstitutional. OCR was primarily responsible for organizing and managing the commission. Over the past three years, the commission disseminated information about the *Brown* decision through lectures, town hall meetings, writing contests and public service announcements. The programs included: 

| “*Brown* promised access to school for all children, regardless       of their skin color. Today, *No Child Left Behind* aims to go beyond       that question of access: Now that everyone can walk into the schoolhouse       door unimpeded and unafraid, we have to make sure that they receive a high-quality       education.”       
Rod Paige        Secretary of Education, March 25, 2004 |
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-  The Latino Pursuit for Excellence in U.S. Public Schools:  Mendez   (1946)  and  Brown  ; 
-  Today and Beyond, Advocating Equality for All: The Impact of Women Civil  Rights Activists on  Brown  ; and 
- Making the Spiritual Practical:  The Impact of the Faith Community on  Brown .

*Brown *

 On May 17, 2004, at the opening of the *Brown v. Board of Education*National  Historic Site in Topeka, Kan., President Bush said, “On this day, in this  place, we remember with gratitude the good souls who saw a great wrong, and  stood their ground, and won their case. And we celebrate a milestone in the  history of our glorious nation.” 

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