Another side of the debate on Affirmative Action (Editor’s note: The ‘State of Equality and Justice in America’ is part of a 20-part series of columns written by an all-star list of contributors to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the…
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The State of Equality and Justice in America
by Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. •
This op-ed is the second part of a 20-part series written in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The Lawyers’ Committee is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, formed in 1963. It is the…
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The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL), in commemoration of it’s 50th Anniversary (Theme: “Moving America Toward Justice”) presents a written series by some of the most prolific civil rights leaders of the 21st Century, they include: U. S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), LCCRUL 50th Anniversary Grand Marshal; Ms. Barbara Arnwine, President and Executive Director, LCCRUL; Mr. Charles Ogletree, Professor, Harvard University Law School/Director, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice; the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., President/CEO, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition; the Rev. Joseph Lowery, Co-founder, Southern Christian Leadership Conference; U. S. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.); and 14 additional thought leaders and national advocates for equal justice.
This nation has endured major reconstruction over the past 50 years. “The State of Equality and Justice in America ” is the first in the series.
State of equality and justice in America
by Barbara R. Arnwine, President/Executive Director, LCCRUL •
Reflections on Civil Rights milestones, struggles As we celebrate the arrival of 2013, it is imperative that we reflect upon the 50 years of civil rights victories and struggles since the historic year of 1963, which, in many ways, launched…