Banner Photo: Petitioners in Briggs v. Elliott (later combined with Brown v. Board), photo courtesy of Cecil Williams

In 1955, Chester Travelstead, Dean of Education at USC, gave a speech [pdf] in which he advocated for compliance with the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling.

The Museum of Education commemorated this event with a reading of his speech followed by a discussion with panelists Cecil Williams, founder of the South Carolina Civil Rights Museum and Derek Black, professor of law, moderated by Daniella Cook Sumpter, professor of education on on September 30, 2025 at 3 p.m.