Black to The Future: The Harsh Realities Of “Living While Black” In The 21st Century, And Where We Go from Here

The current state of racial polarization is nothing new to a nation built on the shameful legacy of slavery. The vestiges of slavery continue to permeate United States institutions, including our political and educational systems. This panel explores the context of current inequities impacting African-Americans and the role of both the citizen and the lawyer in dismantling policies and practices that perpetuate inequity and undermine the life experiences and outcomes of many African-Americans today.

Panelists

• Cynthia A. Swann (Moderator),  President | Swann Group
• Beth D. Jacob, Former Senior Supervising Attorney | Southern Poverty Law Center
  
• C. Elisia Frazier, Former Section Chair | ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice; Former In-House Counsel | 3 Fortune 500 companies
  
• Juan R. Thomas, General Counsel | Morehouse College National Alumni Association; Of Counsel | Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.

CLE Materials

• Monument Avenue Commission Report
  
• Whose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy
  
• VA Code Ann. § 15.2-1812 Memorials for war veterans
  
• T. C. A. § 4-1-412 Tennessee Heritage Protection Act of 2016
  
• S.C. Code 1976 § 10-1-165 Protection of certain monuments and memorials
  
• N.C.G.S.A. § 100-2.1 Protection of monuments, memorials, and works of art
  
• Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-81 Relocation, removal, or other alteration of specified items and areas prohibited; exemptions
  
• Ga. Code Ann., § 50-3-1 Description and use of state flag; duty to carry; preservation and protection of certain public monuments and memorials
  
• STATE OF ALABAMA V. THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ET AL - Lower Court Decision
  
• STATE OF ALABAMA V. THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ET AL - State Reply Brief
  
• STATE OF ALABAMA V. THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ET AL - State Brief
  
• STATE OF ALABAMA V. THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ET AL - Birmingham Brief
  
• STATE OF ALABAMA V. THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ET AL - Amicus Brief - Historians of the South 
  
• STATE OF ALABAMA V. THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ET AL - Amicus Brief - Southern Poverty Law Center
  
• STATE OF ALABAMA V. THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ET AL - Amicus Brief - Foundation for Moral Law
  
• Ala.Code 1975 § 41-9-231 Definitions
  
• Ala.Code 1975 § 41-9-232 Limitations on relocation, removal, alteration, etc., of certain architecturally significant buildings, memorials, monuments, etc.
  
• Ala.Code 1975 § 41-9-233 Prohibition against preventing government entity from taking proper and appropriate actions
  
• Ala.Code 1975 § 41-9-234 Committee on Alabama Monument Protection
  
• Ala.Code 1975 § 41-9-235 Petition for waiver; emergencies; violations; judicial review
  
• Ala.Code 1975 § 41-9-236 Exceptions
  
• Take 'Em Down NOLA - Amicus Brief
  
• Moore V. Bryant - Fifth Circuit
• Moore V. Bryant - Amicus Brief - Southern Poverty Law Center
• Mississippi Rising Coalition v. City of Ocean Springs - Amicus Brief - Southern Poverty Law Center
  
• Payne v. Charlottesville - Defendants Opposition to Summary Judgement