BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION

On May 17, 1954, in its decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the doctrine of “separate but equal,” ending legal segregation in American education. Fifty years later, how close is America to fulfilling the promise of Brown?

Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education @ the National Museum of American History
http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/index.html
The exhibit marks the 50th anniversary of the May 17, 1954, Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, which ended racial segregation in public schools and served as the foundation for desegregation in all sectors of society. Includes resources and teacher materials.

Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise @ PBS
http://www.pbs.org/beyondbrown/index.html
On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision that separate schools violated the Equal Protection clause under the 14th Amendment. Brown v. Board of Education overturned decades of legally-sanctioned racial segregation in the United States, and became widely known as the most significant Supreme Court case in American history...

Brown v. Board of Education @ NAACP.org
http://www.naacphistory.org/Default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1#/home 
The Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education proved to be only one step in a long and arduous journey toward equality in the nation's schools, but the decision retains an important place in United States history as debatably the most significant piece of jurisprudence.

Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research
In Pursuit of Freedom and Equality: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
http://www.brownvboard.org
Resources, information and source material about Brown v. Board of Education and related topics. Download the student activity booklet, published in cooperation with the Brown Foundation and National Park Service, Department of Interior.

Constitutional Rights Foundation
Brown v. Board of Education: 50th Anniversary
http://www.crf-usa.org/online-lessons-index/free-lessons-index.html
Offers a series of 15 online lessons addressing issues of race and equality from the pre- and post-decision perspectives, as well as a list of additional resources.

Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan:
Documents Related to Brown v. Board of Education
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/brown-case-order/
Archive of documents relating to Brown, including full text of the decision, a dissenting opinion in a related district court case, and more. Also outlines lesson resources and teaching activities relevant to the case.