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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Naacp, Constance Baker Motley

For Students 9th - 10th
In this transcript of an interview for Eyes on the Prize, Justice Constance Baker Motley recalls her role as an NAACP attorney in landmark school desegregation cases.
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Activity
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez Project: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the famous "separate but equal" doctrine by dealing with the issues of racial discrimination and equal protection. This resource provides an abstract containing a concise summary and a link to the...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Separate but Equal

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using a thorough Glossary of Terms, students discuss the idea of being separate but equal.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Constance Baker Motley

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Constance Baker Motley, an American lawyer and jurist, an effective legal advocate in the civil rights movement and the first African American woman to become a federal judge.