After Brown v. Board struck down school segregation in 1954, Southern leaders fought back with laws, intimidation, school closures and violence.
After Brown v. Board, White Citizens’ Councils spread across the South, using economic coercion to block desegregation.
The U.S. Supreme Court's historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling occurred on May 17, 1954! The Brown v. Board of Education court case is recognized as one of the most crucial cases in the fight ...
In 1892, a mixed-race shoemaker from New Orleans named Homer Plessy was arrested for riding in a "Whites-only" railcar. Four years later in Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld his arrest ...
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In Chicago and Houston, nearly half of white students attend private schools. In the Mississippi Delta, farms, wildlife refuges and churches dot the landscape alongside the Magnolia State's country ...
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Friday marked the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sparked the end of racial segregation in public schools ...
Today is the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. That ruling is one of the most famous decisions in the history of the Supreme Court, and probably the most widely praised. But many ...
To mark the 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education (BOE) in 2024, The Baldy Center sponsored a community forum organized by LaGarret King The event opened with Jillian Hanesworth, Buffalo ...