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Bettye Buckingham, Director of the Office of Multicultural Education notes, “The Supreme Court's decision finding separate educational facilities to be unconstitutional was one of the defining landmarks of the twentieth century. We are especially grateful to have Mr. Williams to begin our year of commemorating the monumental Brown decision that ultimately paved the way to equal rights for Americans of every color, for women, for the disabled, and for older Americans.”

For more information contact the Office of Multicultural Education for Ferrum College by email (bbuckingham@ferrum.edu ) or phone (540) 365-4352. A high-resolution photo of Juan Williams is available at: http://www.ferrum.edu/news/2004Spring/juanwilliamsphoto.jpg .

Ferrum College is a four-year, private, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree programs at a cost well below the national average for private colleges. For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu. # # #

Juan Williams speaks at Ferrum College March 10, 2004 NPR'S JUAN WILLIAMS TO SPEAK AT FERRUM COLLEGE
For immediate release:	Contact:
January 26, 2004	Dean Browell , (540) 365-4301, dbrowell@ferrum.edu
National political correspondent and author Juan Williams will speak at Ferrum College to commemorate of the 50 th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education . Williams will speak on Wednesday, March 10 at 7pm in Vaughn Chapel.
Juan Williams is a senior correspondent of National Public Radio's “Morning Edition” and a political analyst with Fox News. He previously hosted “Talk of The Nation” for NPR. Williams previously wrote for over twenty years for The Washington Post , winning several awards. He has also received an Emmy for documentary writing. Williams has authored several books including Eyes on the Prize and his latest, This Far By Faith: Stories of the African American Religious Experience. Williams' acclaimed biography, Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary which will be reissued in 2004 with a new epilogue to celebrate the 50 th anniversary of the Supreme Court's historic Board vs. Brown decision. The President's commission selected Williams to be the keynote speaker at the Smithsonian Museum events to commemorate the Brown v. Board of Education anniversary in 2003.
Bettye Buckingham, Director of the Office of Multicultural Education notes, “The Supreme Court's decision finding separate educational facilities to be unconstitutional was one of the defining landmarks of the twentieth century. We are especially grateful to have Mr. Williams to begin our year of commemorating the monumental Brown decision that ultimately paved the way to equal rights for Americans of every color, for women, for the disabled, and for older Americans.” For more information contact the Office of Multicultural Education for Ferrum College by email (bbuckingham@ferrum.edu ) or phone (540) 365-4352. A high-resolution photo of Juan Williams is available at: http://www.ferrum.edu/news/2004Spring/juanwilliamsphoto.jpg . Ferrum College is a four-year, private, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree programs at a cost well below the national average for private colleges. For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu. # # #