On August 27th hundreds of citizens attended the 2013 Conference on Civil Rights: Marching Forward By Looking Back. The following morning, on August 28, 2013, thousands of citizens, from across this country, converged upon our nation’s capital to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.
This site provides opportunities for people to share remembrances of and pictures from both marches. Additionally, visitors to this site can get updates on a variety of ongoing civil rights initiatives intended to make Dr. King’s dream a reality.
Does your district look any more integrated than it was 50 years ago after the brown decision? Does the fact that children of color consistently score below Caucasian children in standardized tests concern you? Do black and brown students in your high schools and college drop out in greater percentages than white students? Do students of color in your schools have more limited access to advanced or accelerated courses in your schools? Are they suspended or punished at greater rates than the white students in your community? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, you’ll want to attend this panel discussion. Three experienced educational leaders (the former superintendent of Chicago public schools; a vice provost from a historically black college; and a professor from Columbia university) will lead a discussion surrounding closing the achievement and opportunity gaps which exist in secondary and post secondary education.