Source: http://news.ku.edu/2014/03/26/ku-libraries-host-symposium-honoring-brown-v-board-60th-anniversary
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LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Libraries will host “The Legacies & Unfinished Business of BvB, 2.0” in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board, the landmark Supreme Court ruling on racial segregation. The symposium, taking place April 11-12, includes an exhibition opening as well as a daylong event featuring distinguished law and civil rights experts. Both events are free and open to the public.
KU Libraries will host an opening of the exhibition “Lasting Impact: Brown v. the Board of Education” in the Watson Library Gallery, third floor west, at 5 p.m. Friday, April 11. The opening will be followed by a presentation at 6 p.m. by KU professors Shirley Hill, John Rury and Quinton Lucas examining the graduation gap for blacks since the ruling.
Sarah Goodwin Thiel, head of KU Libraries' Center for Community & Affiliate Engagement, explained that the “Lasting Impact” exhibition highlights the scholarship and the many resources found at KU surrounding this significant decision. “After 60 years, the Brown v. the Board of Education decision continues to play a pivotal role in the ongoing study of education, equality and basic human rights,” said Goodwin Thiel. The exhibition is the result of a collaboration among the KU Libraries’ African-American Experiences Collection, the Wheat Law Library, the Dole Institute of Politics Archive, the University Press of Kansas, the Truman and Eisenhower presidential libraries and museums, and others. The exhibition will be on display through the summer.
On Saturday, April 12, KU Libraries will host another public event on the fifth floor of the Kansas Union. The symposium will consider the legacy of the case as well as its future societal and legal implications. The program begins at 8:15 a.m. and will continue through 4:30 p.m.
"On the Road to Brown and After 1954," 9:15 a.m.
The children of Brown v. Board plaintiffs: Linda Brown Thompson, Victoria Benson, Leola Montgomery, Cheryl Brown Henderson, John Stokes, Joy Cabarrus Speaks, Homer Floyd and John Spearman.
"The Legacies and Challenges to Fulfilling the promises of Mendez and Brown," 10:45 a.m.
David Hinojosa, regional counsel with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
"Today's Unfinished Business of Brown," 1 p.m.
Theodore Shaw, Columbia University School of Law.
"Creating Equal Opportunities Today: Brown, Public Policies and Practices of Inclusion," 2:15 p.m.
Kenneth Mack, Harvard Law School.
For a full schedule, please see http://lib.ku.edu/event/58053.
The symposium is sponsored by KU Libraries, the Dana and Sue Anderson African-American Collecting Program Endowment Fund, the Hall Center for the Humanities, KU School of Law, the Langston Hughes Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Both the Friday and Saturday events are free and open to the public. Those who wish to attend should RSVP by Wednesday, April 9, to Rachel Karwas at 785-864-8961 or rkarwas@ku.edu.
The symposium is part of KU’s April series of events, Brown v. Board, Legacies Created, Questions Remain, marking the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education case. On April 17, the School of Law, Hall Center for the Humanities, Chancellor's Office, Office of the Provost, School of Education and Institute for Policy & Social Research will host “Inequality in a Post-Civil Rights Era” with Lee Bollinger, president of Columbia University. The full schedule and registration details are available through the Hall Center.
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