University of Central Florida Brown, Black & White Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA28C
Scope and Contents
Series I: Events, 1953-2006 contains flyers, biographies, notes, correspondence, itineraries, evaluations, bibliographies, lesson plans, budgets, expenses, grant applications, press releases, programs, minutes and periodicals.
Series II: Research, 1940-1984 contains articles and research about race relations in the past.
Series III: Newspaper Clippings, 2001-2004 contains periodicals related to the "Brown, Black & White" events. It also contains periodicals about race relations both in Central Florida and around the United States.
Series IV: Media, undated contains DVDs related to the "Brown, Black & White" events. This includes recorded lectures, written research, a citizen's guide to Florida government, and an interview with 90.7 WMFE.
Dates
- Created: 1940-2006
Creator
- Downing, Spencer (Person)
Access
The entire collection is open for research.
Copyright Statement
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical or Historical Information
Dr. Spencer Downing Ph.D specializes in teaching 20th century U.S. and cultural history. Downing taught at the University of Central Florida (UCF) from 2002-2008. From 2002 to 2005, Downing was a visiting professor in the history department. For the 2005-2006 school year he was promoted to Assistant Professor; a title he held until 2008. While at UCF, Downing taught upper level classes and seminars and was an active thesis defense committee member. In addition to teaching, Downing was responsible for and became the program director for the event series "Brown, Black & White."
The contents of the collection commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education and the events held in and around the university campus. Held from 2003 to 2005, these events were planned and executed by a team lead by Downing and aimed to continue the dialog of racial equality and acceptance that the Brown v. Board of Education decision sought to provide in 1954.
Brown v. Board of Education was a case that came before the Supreme Court in 1952. In 1954, after two years of deliberation and countless hearings, the Supreme Court Justices deemed that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional and that states should immediately begin plans to desegregate public schools. It would be years before widespread implementation was seen, but the decision in 1954 set the precedent for an integrated public school system.
The contents of the collection commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education and the events held in and around the university campus. Held from 2003 to 2005, these events were planned and executed by a team lead by Downing and aimed to continue the dialog of racial equality and acceptance that the Brown v. Board of Education decision sought to provide in 1954.
Brown v. Board of Education was a case that came before the Supreme Court in 1952. In 1954, after two years of deliberation and countless hearings, the Supreme Court Justices deemed that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional and that states should immediately begin plans to desegregate public schools. It would be years before widespread implementation was seen, but the decision in 1954 set the precedent for an integrated public school system.
Extent
1 Box, (1.0 Linear Feet, 1 Flat File)
Abstract
The Brown, Black, & White collection documents the creation, planning and execution of commemorative events in Central Florida which reflected on the 50th anniversary of the Supreme CourtÂ’s decision on Brown v. Board of Education. Materials in this collection include correspondence, event planning notes, flyers, programs, articles, newspaper clippings, and DVDs.
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged in four series chronologically.
Method of Acquisition
Spencer Downing gifted these materials to the University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collection and University Archives in 2014 (CFU2014_32).
Accruals and Additions
Collection Identifier: CFU2014_32
Processing Information
Collection processed by and finding aid prepared by Molly Newcomb in 2016. Papers were placed in acid-free folders. Staples, tape and paper clips were removed from papers. Some newspapers were photocopied. The acquisition method field and the subjects were updated by Kryslynn Collazo in 2018, resulting in edition 2.
- African Americans -- Civil rights Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brown, Oliver -- Civil rights Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- DVD-Video Discs Subject Source: Local sources
- Downing, Spencer
- Florida Technological University Subject Source: Local sources
- News clippings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Race discrimination -- Law and legislation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Segregation in education -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Topeka (Kan.) -- Board of Education -- Trials, litigation, etc Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- Race relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Universities and Colleges -- Florida Subject Source: Local sources
- University of Central Florida Subject Source: Local sources
- documents Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- minutes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- optical disc Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Downing, Spencer (Person)
- Title
- University of Central Florida Brown, Black & White Collection
- Author
- Molly Newcomb
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the UCF University Archives Repository
Contact:
Special Collections & University Archives
University of Central Florida Libraries
P.O. Box 162666
Orlando Florida 32816-2666 US
(407) 823-2576
speccoll@ucf.edu
Special Collections & University Archives
University of Central Florida Libraries
P.O. Box 162666
Orlando Florida 32816-2666 US
(407) 823-2576
speccoll@ucf.edu