LDF Honors Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education Decision on 60th Anniversary

LDF President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill today released the following statement in recognition of the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education and its historical significance as one of the greatest Supreme Court decisions ...

LDF Commemorates 60th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

NAACP LDF marked the 60thanniversary of Brown v. Board of Education with a special luncheon at the National Press Club.  The event, which celebrated the 60thanniversary of what is today acknowledged as one of the greatest Supreme Court ...

LDF Highlighted in Brown Media Coverage

An Associated Press story titled “Segregation gains ground 60 years after Brown” quotes Sherrilyn Ifill. Housing discrimination — stopping or discouraging minorities from moving to majority-white areas — also plays a role in school segregation and ...

Sherrilyn Ifill Discusses Brown at 60 on CBS Radio’s Fresh Perspectives

In an interview with CBS Radio’s Fresh Perspectives show, Sherrilyn Ifill discusses the Brown v Board of Education decision sixty years on, as well as the work that has been done in desegregation efforts and ...

LDF Kicks Off Brown v. Board of Education 60th Anniversary Celebration with Public Service Announcement Declaring, “Together We Can End Inequality”

(New York, NY) In a public service announcement invoking the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision that ended “separate but equal” in classrooms, the NAACP Legal Defense and ...

LDF Presses Arkansas to Drop Discriminatory Voter ID Law

Urges Arkansas to Expand Opportunities for Voters to Obtain Photo IDs In a May 5, 2014 letter to Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin and county clerks across Arkansas, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) ...

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