Important Dates in Education Equality and Accessibility

The anniversary of MLK's assasination was April 4th and I completely failed to notice. This inspired to take note of some other important upcoming dates. We are approaching the anniversaries of the May 4th (1961) "Freedom Riders" tour to the segregated South and the May 17th (1954) Brown vs. Board of Education Ruling, which ruled in favor of the desegregation of public schools. It is important for me to remember these dates (and others like it) because they serve as excellent reminders of how far we have come in such a short time. Adversely, these dates remind me of how very wrong we can be, yet convinced that we are right. I am thankful for the leaders and policy makers before me that have helped shape a better and more equal public education system. They inspire me onward, as I know that there is still much work to do!!

" We shall meanly lose OR nobly save the last hope on earth." - Abraham Lincoln

(I am shooting for the latter)