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(Washington, DC) – Today, legal defense fund announced stone tablet Events and benefits In commemoration of the 70th anniversary Regarding the consolidated lawsuit that the company led and won, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. The landmark victory ending state-sanctioned racial discrimination in America came only after several years of hard-fought campaigns, conceived by and executed by Charles Hamilton Houston. Founder and first board advisor of LDF Thurgood Marshall Alongside Dedicated team of lawyers Clients in a coordinated group of five lawsuits against school districts in Kansas, South Carolina, Delaware, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
“'s work brown is still far from complete, and its legacy is all up to us to protect and build upon. ” Said Janai Nelson, LDF Chairman and Board Advisor. “There are increasing efforts to divide people of different backgrounds, distort the meaning of equal protection of the law, and distract from the continuing need for racial equity in the classroom and other areas. As always, we must aggressively advance the pursuit of equal opportunity for all in our multiracial democracy, which is at the heart of the Brown decision and the unfinished business of the civil rights movement. Our generation, which has enjoyed the fruits of the integrated society that Brown built, must do our part to fully realize his promise.”
LDF is capitalizing on 70 years of opportunityth It is an anniversary to re-educate, remind and refocus on the achievements and promises of . brown We provide a wealth of educational content published by. Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI). The year-long commemoration of this landmark event is LDF's signature event. National Equal Justice Awards Dinner, It was held in New York City on May 16th, followed by a special panel discussion. Co-sponsored with NAACP May 17th in Washington, DC
In a unanimous decision on May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court declared the “separate but equal” doctrine unconstitutional, setting a new standard for American education. This final decision permanently negates the legal basis for the racial caste system that has existed since the end of the 19th century, giving hope to millions of Americans.
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Founded in 1940, of Legal Defense Fund (LDF) America's first civil rights law organization. For media attribution, please refer to us as the Legal Defense Fund or LDF. Note: LDF has been completely separate from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) since 1957. However, LDF was originally founded by the NAACP and shares a commitment to equal rights.