Lecture Series Augments Marching Toward Justice Exhibit, First Speakers Announced
A law and education expert; and the great-great -granddaughter and biographer of Madam C. J. Walker are the first two speakers in a lecture series being held in conjunction with an IUPUI exhibit on race, constitutional law, and the fight for civil rights.
The IUPUI Marching Toward Justice Lecture Series opens Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, with a presentation by Indiana University School of Law Professor Kevin Brown.
A professor on the IU Bloomington campus, Brown teaches law and education; and race, American society and the law. He will speak on "The Importance of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Recognition of Who is Responsible for It" from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Feb. 14 in Room 268 at the IUPUI Campus Center, 420 University Blvd.
Brown is the author of several journal articles and encyclopedia entries on race, law and education. He is also the author of the book "Race, Law and Education in the Post-Desegregation Era," published in 2005.
The lecture series continues on Tuesday, Feb. 19 with a lecture by A'Lelia Bundles from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center, Room 264. Bundles is the author of the award-winning "On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker," a biography of Bundles' great-great-grandmother and the first African American millionaire. As part of the lecture series, Bundles also will hold a book signing at the Campus Center.
The lecture series is being presented in conjunction with the "Marching Toward Justice: The History of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution," exhibit on display through February 29 at the IUPUI Cultural Arts Gallery, located in Room 240 of the Campus Center.
The Marching Toward Justice exhibit is a collection of images of almost 300 photos, documents and other articles chronicling the story of the struggle for social justice and equality in America from 1619 to 1957.
"The purpose of the lecture series is to inform the campus about the importance of the 14th amendment and to promote dialogue and discussion regarding social justice and equality," says Marching Toward Justice program coordinator Sherrée A. Wilson, special assistant to the chancellor.
"Professor Brown's expertise and research in race, law and education will certainly provoke discussion on topics of critical importance to the IUPUI and Indianapolis community, including school desegregation and school choice. Ms. Bundles, through comprehensive research of her great-great grandmother, Madam C.J. Walker, recounts the experiences of a savvy African American businesswoman who fought for the anti-lynching movement, and racial equality."
Brown and Bundles' lectures are free and open to the general public. Additional lectures are to be announced.
The Marching Toward Justice exhibit, a tribute to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, includes images and documents from the Damon J. Keith Law Collection of African-American Legal History.
Sponsors of the lectures include the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. The Marching Toward Justice Exhibit is being sponsored locally by Citizens Gas.
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