65 Years After 'Brown v. Board'

Linda Brown, Brown v Board of Education of Topeka,

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The Bravery of Linda Brown

As we remember Linda Brown Thompson, we must also consider the reality of the world she lived in when, at the age of 9, she became the face of school desegregation.

Adrienne van der Valk

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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion for Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, a groundbreaking case that overturned the "separate but equal" standard set forth in Plessy v. Ferguson. The Supreme Court decided this case unanimously on May 17, 1954.

Members of the Arkansas National Guard looking on as students gather outside of the entrance of Little Rock High School.

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Beyond the Little Rock Nine

Help students connect history to the present by including lesser-known events and milestones when you teach the history of school integration.

65 Years After 'Brown v. Board'

The Bravery of Linda Brown

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

Beyond the Little Rock Nine

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The Bravery of Linda Brown

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

Beyond the Little Rock Nine

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