‘‘Liberating Lifescripts’’: Prince Edward County, Virginia, and the Roots of Brown v. Board of Education

RFK, Prince Edward County, and the Revolution for Justice

Hope and History ◽

10.7591/cornell/9781501738173.003.0004 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 60-94

Author(s):

William vanden Heuvel

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

South America ◽

Attorney General ◽

Board Of Education ◽

Working Relationship ◽

Justice Department ◽

Prince Edward County ◽

The Public ◽

Local Officials ◽

The Creation

This chapter tells the story of Ambassador vanden Heuvel's meeting and subsequent close working relationship with Robert F. Kennedy. Appointed assistant attorney general at the Justice Department in 1962, he was tasked by the Attorney General with re-opening the public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia, after four years of closure due to local officials' resistance to desegregation after Brown v. Board of Education. His efforts led to the creation of the Prince Edward County Free Schools, which opened in September 1963. After President John F. Kennedy's assassination two months later, vanden Heuvel remained with RFK at the Justice Department, eventually working with his campaign for Senator and then president. Along the way, he travelled extensively with RFK in South America and Europe. He includes his speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of the closing of the Prince Edward County Schools.

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International Interprofessional Collaboration: The Benefits of Global Networking

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/persp2.sig17.73 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (17) ◽

pp. 73-82

Author(s):

Deborah Ross-Swain ◽

Beryl Fogel ◽

Elaine Fogel Schneider

Keyword(s):

Interprofessional Collaboration ◽

Board Of Education ◽

Speech Language Pathologists ◽

Educational Exchange ◽

National Board ◽

Medical Practitioners

This article summarizes and highlights the benefits of international interprofessional collaboration amongst speech-language pathologists (SLPs). The California Speech-Language and Hearing Association (CSHA) was invited by the National Board of Education of Finland to participate in an academic/educational exchange with educators, SLPs, and medical practitioners. SLPs globally are experiencing shared interests, practice issues, training challenges, outreach opportunities and limitations, shortages, interprofessional collaboration and education challenges and successes, and the desire to network and learn from each other. This article will describe the benefits of academic/educational exchange opportunities for our profession and possible outcomes for global networking.

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