The Ronald H. Brown Center occupies space in the School of Law’s
Rittenberg Library. The location was underwritten by Mrs. Mary E.
Thompson in memory of her husband, Dr. Leroy B. Thompson, an ardent
supporter of civil rights. The Center provides a space for students
to gather and study and for special events such as when Ms. Tracey
Brown, did a book reading of “The Life and Times of Ron Brown, A
Memoir by his Daughter.”
The Center’s initial collection is drawn from the Rittenberg Law
Library’s holdings of civil-rights related materials. It includes
books, videos and microforms on the history of the civil rights
movement, affirmative action, voting rights, economic development,
biographies and archival works from the civil rights files of the
American Civil Liberties Union. Related materials located
elsewhere in the Library’s main collection are available to
scholars and investigators who wish to use the Center’s
facilities.