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Photographs from
"Cross That River: Brown v. Board of Education
and the People Who Lived It."

Presented for Law Day 2004 in Montgomery, Alabama



2004 Law Day Co-Chairs Tommy Klinner and Tim Lewis


The Courtroom of The Alabama Supreme Court served at the setting for this original production.


Together, Jane Garrett and Rebecca Gregory, wrote the script to bring the stories of the "children of "Brown" to life.




The Cast and Crew




Playwrite Jane Garrett, Composer Jeff Pate, Director Margie Benson



The Story of "Cross That River"


The re-creation of Norman Rockwell's famous painting of Ruby Bridges titled "The Problem We All Live With"



The Children of Brown



Ruby Brown's teacher, Barbara Henry




Supreme Court Justices prepare to hear the case of Brown v. Board of Education



Opposing Attorneys face off: John W. Davis, plaintiff and Thurgood Marshall for the defense



The Finale