Booker T. Washington Descendant: Fight for Quality Education Constant - Higher Education: With this year marking the 60th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education, that declared separate public schools for Black and White students is unconstitutional, a great-great granddaughter of influential educator Booker T. Washington talked with Diverse about following her family’s legacy and her experience as an educator. Today, marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, gender or national origin. As Amanda Washington carves her own path, a Master’s degree candidate at Columbia University Teachers College (Education Policy) and an intern with the White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for African Americans (WHIEEAA), she sees a future in challenging what many consider the civil rights issue of our time.
