D.C. Mondays: The Battle over Segregated Education in the Nation’s Capital
Before the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, Black activists and educators in Washington, D.C., leveraged their residence in the nation’s capital to improve Black students’ access to quality, equal education. Join Loyola University Chicago professor Tikia K. Hamilton as she shares insights from her new book Nothing Less Than Equality: The Battle Over Segregated Education in the Nation’s Capital (University of Chicago Press, 2026).
About the Speaker
Tikia K. Hamilton is an assistant professor of history at Loyola University Chicago. She holds a Ph.D. in history from Princeton University, a master’s degree in African American Studies from Columbia University, and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. Nothing Less Than Equality: The Battle Over Segregated Education in the Nation's Capital is her first book. Published by the University of Chicago Press, Nothing Less Than Equality chronicles the various campaigns African Americans waged to obtain equal resources under segregation in Washington, D.C.
How to Participate
This program is free and will take place online. To participate, please register in advance to reserve your space. Once you have registered, we will email you a link and details for joining on Zoom. Simply follow that link at the time the program starts (12 p.m. EDT / 9 a.m. PDT). When you register, you can also request to receive a reminder email one day before the program with the link included.
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