As a former history professor and trained historian, Dr. Jim Williams brings his own perspective to park management. Occasionally, he shares his thoughts and research in this series of articles related to Brown v. Board of Education as a park and as a landmark Supreme Court decision.
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Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
Article 1: The Continuing Debate over the Meaning of the Brown v. Board of Education Decision
On June 29, 2023, the US Supreme Court decided the cases Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, et al. In the majority and dissenting opinions, several justices continued the debate over the meaning of the Brown v. Board of Education decision issued by the Supreme Court in 1954. Read more
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Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
Article 2: The Brown v. Board of Education Decision Related to Native Americans
Superintendent Jim Williams explores how the US Supreme Court raised the issue of whether declaring racial segregation of public schools unconstitutional in 1954 would affect the education of Native Americans. Read more
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Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
Article 3: Telling the Whole, and Sometimes Difficult, Stories
Superintendent Jim Williams reflects on the challenges the NPS faces telling the heroic, yet traumatic, stories of racially segregated public schools. Read more
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Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
Article 4: Public Remarks about Brown v. Board of Education NHP
Occasionally Superintendent Jim Williams is asked to deliver public remarks. He shares those remarks from occasions since he became superintendent in 2022. Read more