'Marching Toward Justice' exhibit shown at West Virginia State University

The exhibit "Marching Toward Justice: The History of the 14th Amendment" is being featured at West Virginia State University now through April 15 to commemorate the university's 120th anniversary. The exhibit will be held in the Della Brown Taylor Gallery of WVSU's Davis Fine Arts Building. "Marching Toward Justice" is part of the Damon J. Keith Law Collection of African American Legal History, a central repository for the nation's African American legal history. The exhibit was created to inform the public about the fundamental importance of the 14th Amendment and the nation's ongoing quest to realize the high ideals of the Declaration of Independence. It tells the story of the government's promotion of justice and equality for some while condoning the enslavement of others. Since the inaugural exhibition at the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building in Washington, D.C., the exhibit has traveled to more than 30 sites, including locations in San Francisco; Chicago; Topeka, Kan.; Boston; Dallas and the U.S. Virgin Islands. I. India Geronimo, director of the Damon J. Keith Law Collection of African American Legal History and former law clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Keith, Sixth Circuit, was present at the exhibit's opening ceremony on Feb. 18. "We are pleased to bring the Marching Toward Justice exhibit to the WVSU community in celebration of the university's historic anniversary," Geronimo said. "We hope that WVSU students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends take the opportunity to visit the exhibit, as it helps describe our past and guide our future as we continue to work to ensure justice and equality for all." The exhibit at WVSU also coincides with the university's Founders Day Convocation on March 17, an annual celebration marking the day legislation was signed in 1891 that created the land grant institution in Kanawha County, W.Va., for black students. Keith will serve as the keynote speaker at the convocation. Keith earned his bachelor's degree from West Virginia State College in 1943. Contact Geronimo at (313) 577-6530 or igeronimo@wayne.edu to schedule the Marching Toward Justice exhibit. Published: Tue, Feb 22, 2011