Lesson Plan: The Legacy of Brown v. Board – Primary Source Analysis
Grades 7-12
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court Case that declared that school segregation was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court announced its unanimous decision on May 17, 1954. It held that school segregation violated the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The following year the Court ordered desegregation “with all deliberate speed.” At the surface level, Brown v. Board of Education is viewed as a success. This lesson combines the Library of Congress protocol for analyzing primary sources as a means for examining integration efforts after the court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. The activities are designed for students to complete on their own or in small groups.
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