Obama honors Brown vs. Board of Education

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David Jackson, USA TODAY
11:59 a.m. EDT May 16, 2014

... Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the ruling that struck down school segregation and marked a major turning point in the civil rights movement.

Obama noted that, a decade after the ruling, "Brown's moral guidance was translated into the enforcement measures of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act."

Yet, in an era where some de facto segregation remains, Obama said "the hope and promise of Brown remains unfulfilled" in education.

"We must continue striving toward equal opportunities for all our children, from access to advanced classes to participation in the same extracurricular activities," Obama wrote. "Because when children learn and play together, they grow, build, and thrive together" ...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2014/05/16/obama-barack-michelle-brown-vs-board-of-education/9163345/

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1. Iconic Photos Taken After The Brown v. Board Of Education Decision

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/16/brown-v-the-board-of-education-photos_n_5337146.html

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5. Thank you!

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2. Brown v. Board of Education decision excerpts

By Associated Press, Published: May 14
Updated: Thursday, May 15, 3:15 AM

“We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other ‘tangible’ factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities. We believe that it does.”
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“To separate (black children) from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.”
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“We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. “

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/brown-v-board-of-education-decision-excerpts/2014/05/14/7d3efca2-dbcf-11e3-a837-8835df6c12c4_story.html

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3. Am watching the CSPAN re-air of the NAACP LDF presentation right now

beginning with Eric Holder's presentation.

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4. Mahalo struggle.. "A Decision That Helped Shape Michelle Obama"..

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WASHINGTON — She was born into the segregated Chicago of the 1960s, when public schools actively resisted integration. But in 1975, the city, under pressure to comply with the landmark Supreme Court decision desegregating public schools, opened a racially integrated high school for high achievers that changed the young woman’s life.

Michelle Robinson, a graduate of that integrated school, is now Michelle Obama, the first African-American first lady of the United States. In this season of civil rights anniversaries — in particular the 60th, on Saturday, of the 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kan. — she is talking in new and more deeply personal ways about race.

MOre..
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/16/us/a-decision-that-helped-shape-a-first-lady.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

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6. What an adorable group! And Michelle hasn't changed a bit!

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8. I know, huh? Only gotten

taller

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7. K and R, great post!