Harvard University celebrates the 50th anniversary of the landmark United States Supreme Court civil rights case, Brown v. Board of Education, with panel discussions sponsored by Harvard Law School and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This celebration presents opportunities to hear discussions with several of the 1954 attorneys who argued the case before the Supreme Court, and to hear their reflections on the impact of the decision fifty years later. Also featured are distinguished educators and lawyers, concerned with equal justice, discussing the impact of desegregation.

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Looking Back: A Conversation with Brown Lawyers
Dean Elena Kagan: Welcoming Address4:09
Professor Charles Ogletree: Introduction8:03
Public Interest Law17:07
Sharing the History of Brown12:26
The Decision: Supreme Court Insights14:44
Continuing the Legacy of Brown22:37

Brown Lawyers: Family Reflections
Brown Lawyers: Family Reflections24:02

Looking Forward: Re-Argument of Brown with Current Issues
Derek Bok: Progress in Higher Education9:27
John Payton: Appreciating the Legacy of Brown7:45
Laurence Tribe: Inspiration and Context of Brown10:52
Richard Parker: Current State of Education8:34
John Payton: Understanding the World that Brown Confronted8:09
Reactions by Tribe, Greenberg and Mack6:42
Caroline Hoxby: Exploitation and American Education8:19
Gary Orfield: Progress and School Reform7:40
Charles Willie: Restoring Equity to the Educational System12:50

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