Office of the Chancellor Chancellor's Series on Critical Contemporary Issues "Profiles in Compromise: America's Pursuit of Racial Equality"

• Event Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2007
• Time: 5:30 pm (CDT)
• Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: Free Admission

• Talk

James D. Anderson
Gutgsell Professor and Head of Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

How do we get beyond race, without considering race? The answer is succinct and straightforward... and it is expressed by the very people who drafted the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution: we don't. Through a careful examination and critical analysis of legislative history, Professor James Anderson reveals that the post-Civil War Congress never intended a color-blind application of the 14th Amendment. So, why are contemporary courts ruling otherwise? Professor Anderson meticulously connects the dots linking Dred Scott to the 14th Amendment to Plessy to Brown to Louisville and Seattle... illuminating the historical context of power and privilege in America.

For more information about Spurlock Museum facilities or for other inquiries, contact Brian Cudiamat at (217) 333-0889.

Museum visitors are reminded that food and drinks are not allowed in the Museum. Backpacks and other large items brought to the Museum will have to be stored; there is limited locker storage space available for these items.