On October 15, 2014, Julian Bond presented the Indiana University Maurer School of Law Harris Lecture, “The Broken Promise of Brown,” recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Brown vs. the Board of Education decision. Video is available here.
Julian Bond was the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center and a past president of the NAACP, as well as a state legislator and educator.
Brown v. Board of Education abolished the policy of “separate, but equal” that allowed segregated schools across the country. For a history of the Brown v. Board of Educationdecision, go here.