Description

Overview:

features Monroe Elementary, the school attended in 1950 by third grader Linda Brown. Because she was black, Brown was barred from attending a white school much closer to her home. The cases brought by father and others led to the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in 1954 that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

Subject:

Arts and Humanities

Level:

Upper Primary, Middle School, High School

Material Type:

Reading

Provider:

National Park Service

Date Added:

04/28/2004