November 12, 2004
Historical Brown vs. Board of Education decision scrutinized throughout academic year
The College of Arts and Sciences Forum officially kicked off October 13 with a 10-minute documentary film and panel discussion that examined "The Desegregation of New Orleans Schools: From Those Who Were There."
Loyola Professor of Communications and host of WYES' "Informed Sources," Larry Lorenz, A. Louis Read Distinguished Professor, (far right) moderated the panel that included former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu (second from right), Criminal Court Judge Calvin Johnson (second from left), and civil rights attorney Lolis Elie (far left). The documentary film featured people who were witnesses and participants in the events surrounding the desegregation of schools in the city.
This second discussion of the A&S Forum, moderated by the Rev. Stephen Rowntree, S.J., of the Department of Philosophy, will feature Associate Professor of History Michael Ross, Assistant Professor of Sociology George Capowich, and Assistant U.S. Attorney and Loyola School of Law adjunct faculty member Tania Tetlow. This multidisciplinary engagement will address the pre-history of Brown, the use of social-scientific evidence in the decision, and the legal ramifications of the decision. "Perspectives on Brown vs. Board of Education" will take place Monday, November 15, at 7 p.m. in Miller 114.
The Arts and Sciences Forum is a yearlong series of faculty-led intellectual explorations of issues that face this community and the world. The momentous Supreme Court decision striking down school segregation has a complicated history and legacy. Serious debates have raged for years about the merits of the decision itself and its consequences, legal and social, intended and unintended. This series will examine the substance and implications of the Brown decision from various angles and through many eyes. Other events will be held in January and March.
