Memo: Welcome to Our Special Edition
By Catherine Capellaro
The magazine's managing editor on why we are publishing this expanded issue.

Editorial: Brown 50 Years Later
By the Editors of Rethinking Schools
Why our society must work harder than ever to achieve the goals of equality and justice that drove the Civil Rights Movement.

Reflections from a "Deseg Baby"
By Linda Mizell
Growing up in the segregated South meant listening to conversations about Brown and desegregation -- and hearing African Americans express some views you might not expect.

Deconstructing the Brown Myth
By Diana F. Hess
When teachers present Brown as an icon, students may miss the larger lesson

Brown for All
By Carl A. Grant
Carl A. Grant, chair of the department of curriculum and instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says Brown provides promise for people of all races.

There's a lot more inside this issue.