Fighting Bigotry & Hatred: Rosenwald Fellows and Brown v. Board of Education

Most Americans learn about the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision while in school. Few know the Rosenwald Fund – established by Sears, Roebuck & Co. President Julius Rosenwald – underwrote research that the Supreme Court used to help overturn the longstanding separate-but-equal principle. Join Dorothy Canter, President of the Rosenwald Park Campaign, to learn how pivotal evidence, known as “Dolls Tests,” not only impacted the Warren Court ruling, but also changed the discussion of integration and Civil Rights for the next 70 years. To view this Zoom recording click here.