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Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise
On May 17, 1954, in its decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the US Supreme Court struck down the doctrine of “separate but equal” ending legal segregation in American education. Fifty years later, how close are we to fulfilling the promise of Brown?
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Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed
Shirley Chisholm, who championed the causes of marginalized Americans, was both the first black woman to be elected to Congress and the first to run for president. Chisholm ’72 traces her path from modest roots to the heights of American political aspiration.
