BROWN V. BOARD 50 YEARS LATER
From Integration to Globalization: The Hip Hop Generation and the Legacy
of Brown
DATE: Saturday, November 20
TIME: 9:00 a.m.-4:30p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.
May 17, 2004, marked the fiftieth anniversary of Brown v. Board, the historic Supreme Court decision that paved the way for the desegregation of public schools and facilities. In commemoration of this historic decision, a consortium of Chicago area colleges and universities in collaboration with the Illinois Humanities Council is co-sponsoring a free day-long multi-panel event entitled ''From Integration to Globalization: The Hip-Hop Generation and the Legacy of Brown.'' This conference investigates the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education through art, spoken word, discussion and film.
Reservations recommended. Advanced registrants are guaranteed admission. Registration for the conference includes free admission to the evening DJ Spooky program; tickets will be distributed at the conference. Please call 312.422.5580 or e-mail ihc@prairie.org for reservations.
“From Integration to Globalization: The Hip Hop Generation and the Legacy of Brown” is co-sponsored by the African American Studies Department, Northwestern University; the African and Black Diaspora Studies program, DePaul University; the Black World Studies program, Loyola University; the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago; Chicago State University; the Department of African American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago; the Department of Liberal Education, Columbia College Chicago; Malcolm X College; and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in collaboration with the Illinois Humanities Council.
“Brown v. Board 50 Years Later” is a free, year-long series of programs going on around Illinois from May 2004-May 2005. For a calendar of events or for more information, please visit the Illinois Humanities Council's “Brown v. Board 50 Years Later” website at www.bvb50.org or contact the IHC at 312.422.5580 or via email at ihc@prairie.org.
For more information about this event, please contact the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at 773.702.8063 or csrpc@uchicago.edu.
Related link:
Illinois Humanities Council’s Brown v.
Board Programming
