Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1980
Publication Information
55 Notre Dame L. 471 (1979-1980)
Abstract
On May 17, 1979, the United States celebrated, with relatively little public ceremony, the twenty-fifth anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Two years earlier, another anniversary was celebrated even more quietly as Thurgood Marshall, the principal architect of the school desegregation litigation, celebrated his first decade as a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Anniversaries are traditionally a time both of celebration and reflection. These particular anniversaries are appropriate occasions for celebration since each marks an important milestone in American life. At the same time, both present a unique opportunity for reflection upon and reassessment of the impact of this man and of this litigation on American jurisprudence.
Recommended Citation
Kenneth F. Ripple,
Thurgood Marshall and the Forgotten Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education,
55 Notre Dame L. 471 (1979-1980).
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Comments
Reprinted with permission of Notre Dame Law Review (previously Notre Dame Lawyer).