Brown+vs.+Board



As you visit the [|interactive graphic], hover over the image above to click on the links and watch the videos in order to understand the following aspects of the Brown v. Board of __#|Education__ landmark decision.

**I understand the context of the case, including Jim Crow laws and segregation.** **I know who "Mr. Civil Rights" was, and I appreciate his push for justice and integration.** **I can discuss the basic facts of the case, including that the case was really a collection of five lawsuits.** **I can compare and contrast the arguments of the plaintiff and defendant.** **I know the important change in the Supreme Court that led to the decision.** **I clearly understand the actual decision of the court and the meaning of the phrase "separate but equal is inherently unequal".** **I know that the decision was supposed to be enforces with "all deliberate speed" ... but it actually wasn't.**

Browse the links below for a few minutes to take a look at the Brown decision today. Then, __#|complete__ the questions below the link.
 * THE IMPACT and LEGACY of BROWN v. BOARD **

**[|Brown v. Board Legacy] / [|Brown v. Board Is ...] / [|What Brown Means Today] /**

‍** TYPE YOUR THOUGHTFUL AND WELL WRITTEN ANSWER HERE **
The legacy of this was that it started the Civil Rights Movement. Fifty years after the Brown decision and forty years after the Federal Civil Rights Act, mistrust between Americans of varying races continue to plague our communities. Although the Brown V. Board has criminalized segregated schools, students of different races often still attend different schools. Significantly fewer blacks attend collage and even finish high school on time than whites. Under the law education is equal, but blacks still have the educational disadvantage in today's culture.