Remembering Brown at Fifty

Orville Vernon Burton is Burroughs Distinguished Chair of Southern History and Culture at Coastal Carolina University and the author of The Age of Lincoln and other works. David O'Brien is an associate professor of art history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the author of After the Revolution: Antoine-Jean Gros, Painting, and Propaganda under Napoleon.

"Provides wonderful insights . . . and should inspire others to continue the struggle to achieve educational equality in the United States."--The Journal of African American History"Reveals that Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a major victory in the struggle for social justice and justifiably deserving of much celebration."--H-Net Reviews "A valuable book that serves as both a fitting tribute and a careful examination of the Brown v. Board of Education decision after a half century. The touching and moving recollections help us understand the human impact the Brown case had on the 'ordinary' folks."--William C. Hine, coauthor of The African-American Odyssey

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction Orville Vernon Burton and David O'Brien SECTION 1: BROWN: ITS HISTORY AND LEGACY1. Darlene Clark HineThe Briggs v. Elliott Legacy: Black Culture, Consciousness, and Community before Brown, 1930-19542. George LipsitzGetting Around Brown: The Social Warrant of the New Racism3. Margaret L. AndersenFrom Brown to Grutter: The Diverse Beneficiaries of Brown v. Board of Education4. Laughlin McDonaldBeyond School Desegregation: The Impact of Brown5. Jason Chambers"A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste": The Advertising Council, the United Negro College Fund, and Educational Access for African Americans6. Joe R. Feagin and Bernice McNair BarnettSuccess and Failure: How Systemic Racism Trumped the Brown v. Board of Education Decision7. Lani GuinierFrom Racial Liberalism to Racial Literacy: Brown v. Board of Education and the Interest-Divergence DilemmaSECTION 2: BROWN AND LIVED EXPERIENCE8. Joseph A. De Laine Jr.Briggs: South Carolina's Bold Step That Led to Brown9. Ophelia De Laine GonaAbout Integration: In Memory of the Reverend J. A. De Laine10. John Hope FranklinMy Life and Times with Thurgood Marshall11. Constance CurryThe Intolerable Burden12. James C. OnderdonkThe Freedom Riders: Two Personal Perspectives13. Ed BlankenheimLooking Back at the Freedom Riders14. Kal AlstonThe Middle Generation after BrownSECTION 3: THE ARTS AND BROWN15. Sekou SundiataWhy Colored Faces in High Places Just Won't Do16. John JenningsThe Chance Project17. Ralph LemonWhat Was Always There18. Carrie Mae Weems and David O'BrienArt and Integration: An Interview with Carrie Mae Weems19. David O'BrienSocial Studies: Eight Artists Address BrownSECTION 4: ILLINOIS AND BROWN20. Kathryn H. Anthony and Nicholas WatkinsA Legacy of Firsts: African Americans in Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign21. Nathaniel C. BanksReflections on the Brown Commemoration from a Champaign Native22. Joy Ann Williamson LottReform in the Black Power Era23. Richard HermanLest We Forget24. James W. LoewenEnforcing Brown in Sundown TownsSECTION 5: PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS AND BROWN AND ITS LEGACY25. Julian BondCivil Rights: Now and Then26. Freeman A Hrabowski IIIReflections on America's Academic Achievement Gap: A Fifty-Year Persepctive27. Christopher BensonJust Because of the Color of His Skin: The 1955 Lynching of Emmett Till28. Juan Williams and Christopher TealThurgood Marshall's VisionEpilogue Mary L. DudziakBrown's Global Impact Notes on ContributorsIndex