The exhibit “Marching Toward Justice: The History of the 14th Amendment,” which is housed at Wayne State University Law School, is currently on display in New York City.
A midweek reception for the display at Columbia Law School featured speakers such as U.S. District Court Judge Sterling Johnson, a celebrated African American jurist, and Theodore Shaw, professor at Columbia and former director-counsel and president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
Johnson and Shaw discussed the importance of African American lawyers and jurists to our society.
“Marching Toward Justice” is part of the Damon J. Keith Law Collection of African American Legal History, a central repository for the nation’s African American legal history.
The exhibit was created to inform the public about the fundamental importance of the 14th Amendment and the nation’s ongoing quest to realize the high hopes of the Declaration of Independence.
The exhibit tells the story of the U.S. government’s promotion of justice and equality for some while condoning the enslavement of others.
Since the inaugural showing of “Marching Toward Justice” at the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building in Washington, D.C., the exhibit has traveled to more than 40 sites, including locations in San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Dallas and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
I. India Geronimo, director of the collection and former law clerk to JudgevDamon J. Keith, said the exhibit “celebrates civil rights pioneers who were tireless in fighting for equal justice under the law.
“We are pleased that the exhibit will be at Columbia Law School, because it has served as a training ground for many talented civil rights lawyers and judges,” he said.
The Keith Collection is part of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights.
The Keith Center promotes civil rights educational opportunities and encourages research on racial justice issues, including housing segregation, inadequate and segregated education, and unequal economic opportunities, with a particular focus on southeastern Michigan.
The exhibit opened at Columbia on Oct. 5 and continues through Nov. 1.
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