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Library of Congress

Loc: With an Even Hand, Brown vs. Board at Fifty

For Students 9th - 10th
A special exhibit at the Library of Congress to commemorate the Brown vs. Board of Education 50 year anniversary.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Brown Reactions: Judge Brady

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1954 statement from Tom Brady, a founder of the White Citizens' Council movement, expresses opposition to the Brown decision.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Desegregation Mandate: Jefferson County, Al

For Students 9th - 10th
A 1967 federal court order resulted in this document, which mandated school desegregation in Birmingham.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: South Carolina Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The PBS South Carolina Collection features a range of digital resources tailored especially for Palmetto State teachers and students. Topics include early education, literacy, African American history, STEM, Common Core, and many more!
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Digital History

Digital History: Simple Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the civil rights quest for integrated schools from the beginning in 1849 through the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. the Topeka Board of Education and the struggle that ensued for decades following in the most reluctant...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Integrating Central High Melba Pattillo Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is the story of Melba Pattillo, one of the nine African American students who were the first to enter Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her story is very informative, and the site ends with a reflection question of how...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Education

For Students 5th - 8th
A result of one of the social reforms that attacked child labor was the increase in public education. See how education for all was addressed in the late 19th century, and read about the increased availability of higher education for...