HU to Commemorate
50th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education
Source: Hampton University Website
2003-2004 Press Releases
Hampton, Va. – During Black History Month
the Hampton University Harvey Library will commemorate the 50th
anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education. The program series,
"Liberty and Learning: An Artistic and Literary Perspective
of Racial Integration in American Society" will present a
three part humanities based program regarding racial integration
in American society. The activities will include an author appearance,
an original exhibit and a lecture/debate. All of the activities
are free and open to the public.
Part one is a photo exhibit that will take place
on Feb. 1 in the Peabody section on the third floor of the Harvey
Library. Brown vs. Board of Education combines separate cases
from Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia and Delaware. The exhibit
will focus on the Virginia case, Davis et al. vs. Prince Edward
County. It will include approximately 50 photographs.
Part two is a lecture by Dr. Vonita W. Foster and
will take place on Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. in the Harvey Library meeting
room. Foster is a native of Baltimore, Md. and was reared in Prince
Edward County, Va. She was one of the 1,700 black students denied
a public education between 1959-1964 due to massive resistance
to desegregation on the part of state and local elected officials.
In spite of this, she has gone on to distinguish herself as an
educator, administrator, researcher and civic leader. She initiated
the resolution: Regret over Prince Edward County School Closures
that passed in the Virginia General Assembly in January 2003.
Foster has co-authored a book in 1993 entitled Silent Trumpets
of Justice: Integration’s Failure in Prince Edward County.
The Great Debate: Assimilation vs. Segregation is
part three of the series. The debate will take place on Feb. 16
at 7 p.m. also in the meeting room of the library. The audience
will be provided with the reading material prior to the debate.
For more information please call the Harvey Library
at 757-727-5376.
For more information, please contact Yuri Rodgers
at (757) 727–5253 or via email at yuri.rodgers@hamptonu.edu.
