trials, litigation, etc

Explores the details of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown versus the Board of Education in 1954 that ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional.

Offers a detailed chronology of the Supreme Court case Brown v. the Board of Education, which banned segregation in American public schools.

"In 1954, one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions of the twentieth Century aimed to end school segregation in the United States. Although known as Brown v. Board of Education, the ruling applied not just to the case of Linda Carol Brown, an African American third grader refused entry to an all-white Topeka, Kansas school, but to cases involving children in South Carolina, Delaware, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Here is the story of the many people who stood up to racial inequality, some risking significant danger and hardship, and of careful strategizing by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)"--Dust jacket.

"When the father of Linda Brown, an African American, sued to let his child go to a white school closer to home, history was made. When the court decided that separate was inherently unequal, the world changed for many students across America. Readers will learn what led up to the case, how the case made it to the Supreme Court, and how this case changed everything when it came to race equality in the United States. Also included are questions to consider, primary source documents, and a chronology of the case"--Amazon.com.

Describes the Supreme Court case of West Virginia State Board of Education versus Barnette and the relationship between the First Amendment and whether or not Americans have to participate in symbolic speech, such as a flag salute.

Describes the Supreme Court case Hustler Magazine versus Falwell and the relationship between the First Amendment and the parody of public figures.

Contains a play about Grace Fryer in court looking for justice from her mysterious disease, focusing on the thought of radium poisoning being the cause.

Examines the history of school integration in the United States and the landmark Supreme Court decision in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case of 1954.

Your students will explore the complexities of the debates over affirmative action, analyze the legal justifications from the legal system's highest authorities, and ultimately be able to craft their own understandings and arguments surrounding this policy.

". . . details the history of [Brown v. Board of Education] as well as its impact on the quickly changing America of the 1950s and 1960s"--OCLC.