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Supreme Court: Brown v. Board of Education, 347 u.s. 483

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the text to the appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1955)

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcript of the Supreme Court's opinion in the 1955 Brown II case decision, which placed increased emphasis on implementing the 1954 Brown decision to desegregate public schools, thus overturning the 1896 decision in Plessy vs....
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Supreme Court Justices: Thurgood Marshall

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is an overview of the life and career of Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993), an advocate for civil rights and the first African-American Supreme Court justice. Read about Marshall's family, education, and career in law and government.
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Congress of Racial Equality: Facts About Core

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains in-depth information about the Congress of Racial Equality, or CORE, and its purpose and history.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Black Past

Black Past: Marshall, Thurgood

For Students 9th - 10th
This very brief encyclopedia entry gives a short overview of Thurgood Marshall, the first black Supreme Court judge.
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Black Past

Black Past: Wilkins, Roy

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry recounts briefly the life of Roy Wilkins, a very influential civil rights leader.
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Other

Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka: Background

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a background summary for the Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka case.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: American Revolutionary?

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview of Thurgood Marshall's biographer, Juan Williams, from the PBS Newshour. Provides insight into the character, background, and motivation of Thurgood Marshall.
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Baltimore Md: Thurgood Marshall

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice.