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PBS

Pbs: Brown v. Board of Education

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the history, significance, and law of the Brown v. Board of Education case.
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Article
Virginia Historical Society

Virginia Historical Society: Massive Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
A chilling account of the ways Virginia lawmakers attempted to subvert the Supreme Court decision in Brown v Board of Education in 1958. Read about the Southern Manifesto, and the group of laws known as Massive Resistance.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Separate No Longer?

For Students 5th - 8th
An explantion of how the Supreme Court decision in Brown v Board of Education of Topeka turned the concept of separate but equal on its head. See how they determined that the 14th Amendment was being violated when schools did not fund...