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Student Resources

All schools in MCPS are participating in activities and events designed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling of Brown v. Topeka, Kansas, Board of Education, May 17, 1954. These links may help you with your research. Please preview reading levels before using with students.

Discussion The Problem We All Live With Painting by Norman Rockwell

Planet Tolerance
Brown vs. Board of Education Simple summary and links - McAuliffe ES
Civil Rights Law and History Department of Justice KidsPage
On This Day May 17, 1954 New York Times
A Famous Kansas Child by Carol Roach, Grades K-6: Fairness and Equal Treatment (ABA)
The Judicial Branch: Dealing With Segregation Map of U.S.A. showing segregation laws.
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) National Center for Public Policy Research
Brown v. Board of Education Interactive Experience Includes audio clips.
Student Activity Book Brown v. The Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education Summary Congress of Racial Equality
Brown v. Board of Education Thinkquest (student research)
On the Front Lines With the Little Rock Nine PBS The American Experience
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) PBS Jim Crow Stories
George Washington Carver High School , Rockville, Maryland - PDF, pages 6-11
Tour Brown Sites in Topeka Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence ...Research
Civil Rights 42explore.com - Activities and websites

Timelines

Culture and Change Evolution of Black History Interactive timeline
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement Western Michigan Univ.
Timeline of Events Leading to the Brown v. Board of Education Decision, 1954 NARA

Biographies

The Education of Ruby Nell Autobiographical essay by Ruby Bridges
Lillian Beatrice Brown Montgomery County teacher from 1938-1973
Nina Honemond Clarke Montgomery County teacher from 1937-1973
Biographies of Great African Americans Enchanted Learning K-3
Black History Month: Biographies Thomson Gale Database Free Resources
Celebrate Black History Month HistoryChannel.com
African-American History : Biographies About.com African-American History
"I Lived During Brown Decision" by Patrice Miles, Howard University's The Hilltop
Biographies of Attorneys and Litigants NARA Digital Classroom

Encyclopedias

World Book Encyclopedia MCPS only
New Book of Knowledge MCPS only
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia MCPS only

Teacher Feature

50th Anniversary Observance MCPS - Sample Activities and Multilingual Translations
50th Anniversary Celebration Anne Arundel Public Schools - Library Media Lesson Plans 1-5
Brown v. Board of Education Issue: Racial Segregation in Public Schools PBS
Horizons of Opportunities: Celebrating 50 years of Brown v. Board of Education NEA
Culture and Change Black History in America Scholastic
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Landmark Cases Supreme Court
Brown v. Board of Education Lisa Cozzens African American History
School Integration Lisa Cozzens African American History
Revisiting "Separate But Equal" Lesson Plan - New York Times
Civil Rights Era Library of Congress African American Odyssey
Interactive Civil Rights Chronology 1954 Jack M. Balkin, Yale Law School
Teaching Tolerance Magazine Spring 2004 - Brown v. Board of Education articles
Looking Back: 'Brown v. Board of Education' National Public Radio
The Dolls in Brown vs. Board of Education Professor Kenneth Clark testimony
Dolls picture PDF file
Brown vs. Board of Education 50 YearsWebliography Diane Nadler, Governors State U., Ill.
CIVIL RIGHTS – Brown vs. Board of Education Dwight D. Eisenhower Library - PDFDocuments
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow Maryland Public Television - Interactive
Civil Rights & Brown v. Board of Education Resource Guide Multnomah County Library

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