February 3, 2004
Juan Williams to Talk About Race Relations
EVANSTON, Ill. --- One of America's best known journalists will
talk at Northwestern University about race relations in the United
States 50 years after the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision
declaring that separate but equal schools were not equal at all.
Juan Williams' remarks at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, are part of the
Medill School of Journalism's popular Crain Lecture Series.
Williams,
National Public Radio senior correspondent and Fox News political
analyst, will present "Brown vs. The Board
of Education 50 Years Later" at the McCormick Tribune Center
Forum, 1870 Campus Drive, on Northwestern's Evanston campus. The
event is free and open to the public.
Williams is
author of the critically acclaimed biography "Thurgood
Marshall: American Revolutionary," which this year has been
reissued with a new epilogue to celebrate the 50th anniversary
of the historic Brown decision. His other books include "This
Far by Faith," the story of the African-American religious
experience, and the bestseller "Eyes on the Prize," which
traces the African-American struggle for civil rights.
Prior to his
work in radio and television, Williams worked for 21 years at
The Washington Post as a political analyst, national
correspondent, editorial writer and White House reporter. He won
numerous journalism awards for writing and investigative reporting.
Later, he was acclaimed for a series of television documentaries
including "Politics: The New Black Power" and a documentary
on labor and civil rights activist A. Phillip Randolph that appeared
on public television.
For information about Williams' lecture or about upcoming Crain
Lectures, call (847) 491-5401 or check the Medill School of Journalism
Web site at http://www.medill.northwestern.edu. |