50 Years Later: Brown v. Board of Education
 

Does Treating People Equally, Mean Treating Them the Same?


On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously declared that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" and, as such, violate the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees all citizens "equal protection of the laws."

Not necessarily
 

No...

But things that are separated are inherently unequal...

I think the issue is about "parity"... At least that is the last I've heard regarding civil rights issue.

If there is a process or an order of standard operating procedures that businesses follow, then all persons that "fit" the paradigm ought to following...

But everything cannot be treated the same when new conditions arise--for what is "evolution", then???

I have to do that for my experiments. I have an idea and I try to use methods that are applicable in one situation to see if I can push the current dogma further... If my hypothesis is incorrect, then I can ask more questions or different questions to get at the answer.

I guess that is why folks use statistics to prove their points in research.

Martin Luther King III will be coming to my school next tuesday to speak about this subject. I know that's kind of random information, but I'm excited about it.

Brown v. Board of Education - National HBCU Essay Contest
Brown 50 Years and Beyond: Promise and Progress

THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION, INC

on behalf of

THE NAACP BROWN V. BOARD EQUITY COMMISSION

and in partnership with

STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (NEA)
100 BLACK MEN OF AMERICA
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (NAFEO)



Cash Prizes
First Place - 1 Award $5,000.00
Second Place - 1 Award $2,500.00
Third Place - 1 Award $1,500.00
Honorable Mention - 10 Awards of $500.00 each


Students must submit their Essays on line to cbcfessaycontest@cbcfinc.org no later than midnight in their time zone on March 15, 2004. For Questions, please contact your Dean of Students or Chief Academic Officer. Winners will be notified in writing by April 15, 2004.

Brown National Essay Contest Rules

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF, Inc.), the National Education Association (NEA), 100 Black Men of America, and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), are proud to sponsor this Essay contest on behalf of the NAACP Brown v. Board of Education Equity Commission. The target audience for this contest is students at the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This project is scheduled to coincide with the national commemoration of the 50 th Anniversary of the U. S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka , Kansas, issued on May 17, 1954.

This contest activity is an extraordinary opportunity for CBCF, Inc., NEA, NAFEO, 100 Black Men of America, and the many members of the Equity Commission to celebrate the legacies of Brown in a manner designed to help our students gain a better appreciation for history, tradition, and the progress of African Americans.

It requires research, reflection, and writing by students who were not even born in 1954 - at the time of the decision. Nevertheless, today's students are certainly beneficiaries of that decision, and its subsequent opportunities.

CONTEST RULES

Essays must use the theme Brown 50 Years and Beyond: Promise and Progress .
The essay must consist of at least 1500 words and a maximum of 5000 words, excluding the bibliography.
Factual and historical data must be supported with referenced materials in a bibliography attached to the essay.
All essays must be submitted electronically or online to the CBCF E-Mail address, cbcfessaycontest@cbcfinc.org , by midnight in your time zone on March 15, 2004.
Students should include: Name, School address, home address, phone number, email address, Name of College or University, classification, and name of faculty advisor. Incomplete information will automatically disqualify your essay from consideration.
CONTEST PRIZES
The first, second, and third-place winning students will receive cash awards in the amount of $5,000.00, $2,500.00, and $1,000.00 respectively. And, ten students who achieve honorable mention status will receive a total of $500.00 each. The top winning student and guest will be invited to attend the 50th anniversary celebration in Topeka, Kansas (all expenses paid) and will be recognized in a public ceremony during the commemoration. All winners and their advisors will receive certificates of scholarly accomplishment. Prizes for the essay contest are provided by State Farm Insurance Companies.

JUDGING CRITERIA
A panel of judges will review each submission, and decide the winners and honorable mentions. Judging will be based on several criteria:

Originality
Intellectual merit
Grammatical accuracy
Historical accuracy
ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS
All winners will be notified by April 15, 2004. The first-place winner will be provided with an all-expense paid trip for two to Topeka, KS for the May, 2004 celebration. All questions regarding the administration of this contest should be directed to: Janice R. Crump, Director of Media Relations and Communications for the CBCF, at (202) 263-28

A DREAM DEFERRED
Former Southern University students who led 1960s sit-ins finally take their places at commencement
Friday, May 14, 2004
By Coleman Warner
Staff writer
BATON ROUGE -- Driving toward Kress Department Store on March 28, 1960, with other Southern University students, Donald Moss wasn't nervous about the group's plan for civil disobedience.

He knew that black students sitting at a whites-only lunch counter would cause a ruckus. He knew that police would be called and that the students would be hauled off to jail. But Moss, a second-year law student, wanted to strike a blow against Jim Crow.



"We didn't have any fears. We had already made a commitment that we would give our lives that day if it came to it," recalls Moss, 66, now semi-retired and living in a suburb of Cleveland.

The criminal charges against the students were tossed out by the U.S. Supreme Court the next year, helping to clear the way for such sit-ins across the South.


http://nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/i...6112140730.xml


ETA: This occurred when my mother was a student at SU. One of the ladies was her classmate. She remembers this incident like it was yesterday.

8 AM tomorrow (possibly ET)

http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:808...d=211951330989

What is just me?
 

I caught a little of the think tank on c-span and maybe it was just me but Lani Ganier (sp?) appeared to be a litte defensive and came off snappish.

Did anyone else see it?

Check out an online study guide at www.aclu-mn.org. :)

From our National Site:

http://aka1908.com/aka/news/announcements.htm