President Biden on Friday commemorated the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that ended segregation in public schools.
“Seventy years ago, when the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, a prayer was answered in the long struggle for freedom,” said Biden, speaking from the National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C.
He reflected on meeting with members of the Little Rock Nine on Thursday and how what they endured in 1957 wasn’t all that long ago, pointing out there is still room for progress.
“We have a whole group of people out there trying to rewrite history, trying to erase history,” Biden said.
Since 2021, at least 18 states have imposed bans or restrictions on teaching topics of race and gender, according to a report by Education Week.
During the 2022-23 school year,…
