ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO PARTICIPATE IN 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on May 12, 2004. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Attorney General John Ashcroft will participate in the Justice Department’s 50th Anniversary Commemoration of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision that outlawed segregated public school facilities, TOMORROW, MAY 13 at 2:00 p.m. in the Great Hall. He will be joined by Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division R. Alexander Acosta, Congressman Artur Davis of the 7th District of Alabama and Rear Admiral Barry C. Black (Ret.), 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate.

WHO: Attorney General John Ashcroft Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, R. Alexander Acosta Congressman Artur Davis, 7th District of Alabama Rear Admiral Barry C. Black (Ret.), 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate.

WHAT: Justice Department’s 50th Anniversary Commemoration of Brown v. Board of Education WHEN: TOMORROW, MAY 13, 2004 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: Main Justice Great Hall 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20530 NOTE: Media interested in attending the event can begin set-up at 1:00 p.m and should enter through the Constitution entrance gates located between 9th and 10th streets. 04-321

Source: US Department of Justice