Cassius Hearne '26 Wins First Place in Legal History Contest
The Court of Chancery, in partnership with the Court of Chancery Historical Society, hosted an art competition to celebrate history through art in June. Archmere sophomore Cassius Hearne won First Place and a $500 scholarship for his entry titled, "Our Segregated Worlds". The contest was open to students in grades 7-12 and was announced in May to mark the upcoming 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic Brown v Board of Education ruling desegregating public schools and the Delaware Court of Chancery’s key role in that decision. Archmere senior Isabella Ferris placed third in the competition for her work titled, "The Integration of Claymont High School".
This is the Delaware Court of Chancery's first-ever Legal History Art Contest. Students submitted art depicting and celebrating the historic Delaware cases of Belton v. Gebhart and Bulah v. Gebhart that directly contributed to the 1954 United States Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education. They were tasked with creating art that depicted their impressions of the Belton and Bulah cases, including people or places that were featured in the decision including litigants, judges, lawyers, or locations such as the schools or towns.
According to their website, Master in Chancery Loren Mitchell stated, “All the students did such an amazing job on their submissions. As practitioners we are aware of the history of the Court with respect to these historic cases, but it was a pleasant surprise to see the creative ways the students interpreted these cases for the art competition.”
Cassius's winning artwork has been posted on the contest webpage: Art Competition - Court of Chancery - Delaware Courts - State of Delaware.
Congratulations to Cassius and Isabella!
Congratulations to Cassius and Isabella!
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