Rectifying “et al.” History: The Women of Brown Project Discussion of the Oliver Brown, et al. vs. Board of Education of Topeka
- Sponsor
- Student Affairs, Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, Diversity & Social Justice Education, Gender & Sexuality Resource Center, Native American House, The Jeffries Center, and the Women’s Resources Center
- Speaker
- Donna Rae Pearson
- Contact
- Lisa Jackson
- lisaj3@illinois.edu
- Views
- 104
- Originating Calendar
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Celebration
Guest speaker, Donna Rae Pearson, is a passionate curator who describes herself as a “radical historian, who gives under-represented groups agency to tell their stories in the most accessible way possible.” Please join the campus community for a discussion titled, “Rectifying "et al." History: The Women of Brown Project,” where Donna will discuss Oliver Brown, et al. vs. Board of Education of Topeka and the twelve female plaintiffs in the 1954 Supreme Court case. These twelve women played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. May 2024 marked the 70th anniversary of this landmark case which overturned the 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws, establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine.
Doors open at 11:30 am
Program begins at 12 pm
Reception and Exhibit at 1 pmPlease direct questions to Dr. Lisa Jackson (lisaj3@illinois.edu).