Commemorating Brown on the Twentieth Anniversary of Black Issues in Higher Education by Frank L. Matthews.

Reflections of One Who Was There by William E. Cox.

PREFACE.

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Reading The Unfinished Agenda by James Anderson and Dara N. Byrne.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

Timeline for Brown v. Board of Education.

INTRODUCTION.

Brown v. Board of Education: An Unfinished Agenda by Tavis Smiley.

1. A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF BROWN.

Using Primary Records to Understand Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al. by Kahlil G. Chism.

2. THE ATTORNEYS.

Never-Ending Argument by Juan Williams.

3. THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE.

All Too Deliberate by Charles Ogletree.

4. A SIMPLE DIALOGUE.

The Potential Value of Losing Brown v. Board by Derrick Bell.

5. THE TEACHERS.

The Impact of the Brown Decision on African American Educators by Mary Hatwood Futrell.

6. THE LANGUAGE.

Exploring The Hidden Meanings in Plessy and Brown by Richard L. Wright.

7. MULTICULTURAL IMPACT I.

An Asian American Perspective on Brown by Evelyn Hu-DeHart.

8. MULTICULTURAL IMPACT II.

A History of Latino Segregation Lawsuits by Marco Portales.

9. THE PSYCHE.

The Psychological Evolution of Black Children’s Education since Brown by A. Wade Boykin and James M. Jones.

10. RENEWING OUR COMMITMENT.

Brown Misunderstood by Gary Orfield.

AFTERWORD.

Reaffirming the Legacy by Cheryl Brown Henderson.

TRANSCRIPT OF THE BROWN V. BOARD OPINION.

NOTES.

CONTRIBUTORS.

INDEX.