Brown c. Board of Education v. Today Every time I enter Foellinger Auditorium, it's usually to attend my economics lecture, but this time it's different. I'm not going to listen to a lecture on how the economy works, but rather listen to a family who pushed the nation to rethink the education system. The famous Brown family was going to give a lecture on the famous case that bore their name and marked them forever in history. The Brown v. Board of Education decision eliminated segregation in public schools, an injustice that so many African Americans fought against. not only in public schools, but also in public places. The Brown v. Board of Education decision was a step toward a future where African Americans and Caucasians could mix rather than be segregated simply on the basis of race. The segregation of the early 1950s had finally reached its end, and a new law was passed to prohibit segregation and promote integration. Entering the auditorium, conversations about the enthusiasm of the Brown sisters talk about the historic decision, politics, sports. , and other daily conversations could be heard. The auditorium was filled with people of different ethnic groups, mostly Caucasians, but several African Americans came to hear the real story behind Brown v. Board of Education. I would have to say that about 60 percent of the population was Caucasian, 25 percent African American, and the remaining 15 percent were either Asian or Hispanic. People of all ages came to hear what the Brown sisters had to say; some were only seven years old and others were only around sixty years old. Children, undergraduates, postgraduates, professors as well as people in other professions filled the auditorium, with undergraduates making up most of those in attendance. However, the auditorium was not full or as packed as one would expect knowing that the Brown family was going to discuss the Brown v. Board of Education, a disappointing reality. The long-awaited discussion finally began a few minutes after four p.m. Susan Fowler, co-chair of the Brown v. Board, began by introducing the ten winning students who wrote to Linda Brown to express their feelings about the lawsuit and the Brown v. Brown decision. Board. She then explained how Project 500, established in 1968, recruited African American students to the University of Illinois campus in order to make the campus more diverse; Project 500 was a direct result of Brown vs..