The Juanita Jackson Mitchell Multicultural Resource Center
The academic and moral development of each student is
encouraged and nurtured through a program that combines
individual attention, rigorous academics and an understanding
and appreciation of cultural diversity. With this in
mind, RPCS has created a resource center specifically
to address issues of cultural diversity.
Named for the late Juanita Jackson Mitchell, a Baltimorean
and an internationally renowned advocate of human rights
whose granddaughters have attended RPCS, the Juanita
Jackson Mitchell Multicultural Resource Center provides
the RPCS community with an extensive library collection,
exhibitions, activities, guest speakers and performances
throughout the academic year, all related to creating
a better understanding of and appreciation for the many
different cultures in the world. It is the only independent
school resource center of its kind in the area.
Mission Statement
The Juanita Jackson Mitchell Multicultural Resource Center was established to develop and house a collection of multicultural resources within the Faissler Library of Roland Park Country School.
Believing that through knowledge, one can develop a greater understanding, tolerance and respect for all people and cultures, our goal is to provide a place where students can study in depth the cultures that are reflected in the RPCS community, the United States and the world at large.
For over ten years, through its collection of books, multi-media resources, instructional materials and displays, the Center has been committed to fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of the cultures that make up the fabric of America.
Important Facts about the Multicultural Resource Center
The Center's materials, including its extensive collection
of books, are also available to members of RPCS's coordinate
schools, Gilman and Bryn Mawr, and the community at
large through inter-library loan.
The Juanita Jackson Mitchell: Crusader for Freedom Traveling Exhibit was created by the Juanita Jackson Mitchell Multicultural Resource Center of Roland Park Country School in Baltimore, Maryland in the spring of 2009. Thanks to the generosity of Michael Bowen Mitchell, the third son of Mrs. Mitchell, the center was given access to a treasure trove of family photographs and memorabilia through which the story of her life is told. Juanita Jackson Mitchell crusaded against discrimination, using the courts as her platform. She served as counsel in lawsuits to eliminate segregation in municipal recreation facilities, swimming pools, restaurants, and public schools in Maryland. Her efforts in support of Brown vs. Board of Education resulted in making Maryland the first southern state to integrate its school system after the 1954 Supreme Court decision. She was one of the first African-American women to attend the University of Maryland Law School and the first African-American woman to practice law in the state of Maryland.
Exhibit Schedule
May/June 2009 - Opened at the Ralph Bunche Library at the U.S. Department of State, Washington D.C.
February through April 2010 – The first exhibit to appear on the Ruth and Jay Lenrow Gallery wall at the Athenaeum at Goucher College
September 2010 through February 2011- Displayed at the Central Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library
September 9 – October 21 – Egypt: Land and Culture
October 23 – November 30 – Faces from the Land: Native Americans in Pow Wow (A photographic exhibit)
December 1 – January 6 – Paper Weights from around the World
January 9 – February 29 – Druid Hill Park from the Reginald F. Lewis Museum
March 1 – April 5 – One Thread from the Rich Fabric of Baltimore’s Neighborhoods: Woodberry
April 6 – May 25- Linedrives and Lipstick –Exhibits USA -- Mid-America Arts Alliance
For more information on the Juanita Jackson Mitchell
Multicultural Resource Center, contact the Center's
co-directors, Evelyn
McClarry, Co-director, JJMMRC
or Janice
Moore, Director of Libraries.