Brown @ 70 Celebration at the Lincoln Theatre
Thursday, May 9, 2024
6:00-8:00 p.m.
The Lincoln Theatre
769 E Long St, Columbus, OH 43215
When Brown v. Board of Education was decided in 1954, making school segregation illegal across the United States, it changed everything—and nothing. Communities everywhere became battlegrounds for testing the limits of the decision, in the courts and on the streets.
Seventy years later, we’re still grappling with its legacy. Join Ohio Humanities on Thursday, May 9, 2024, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Columbus’ historic Lincoln Theatre to explore the decision’s legacy and honor Ohio leaders in the civil rights movement. Follow this link to get your tickets.
The event will feature performances by the Grammy-nominated Central State University Chorus and a screening of The Lincoln School Story, a new documentary film that tells the inspiring story of a group of courageous African American mothers who fought for school integration in 1954 in the town of Hillsboro, Ohio.
A panel discussion will follow the screening, featuring:
- James Hardiman, Esq., civil rights attorney
- Valerie Boyer, School and Inclusive Community Programs Coordinator at the Ohio History Connection
- Dr. Carlotta Penn, founder of Daydreamers Press and author of Step by Step: How the Lincoln School Marchers Blazed a Trail to Justice
- Dr. Melvin Barnes, Jr., historian and Ohio Humanities Program Officer