Brown v. the Board of Education and the Legacy of Plessy v. Ferguson
Ted Shaw of the University of North Carolina Law School and Michael Klarman of Harvard Law School discussed the legacy of the landmark Supreme Court Case Plessy v. Ferguson and how it led the way for civil rights legislation in the 1950s and 1960s.
Description
Ted Shaw of the University of North Carolina Law School and Michael Klarman of Harvard Law School discussed the legacy of the landmark Supreme Court Case Plessy v. Ferguson and how it led the way for civil rights legislation in the 1950s and 1960s.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- How was Brown v. the Board of Education impacted by the precedent set in Plessy v. Ferguson?
- Explain how segregation in public accommodations changed during the 1950s and 1960s.
- How did the white south react to desegregation? How did the federal government address this?
Additional Resource
- Lesson Plan: Landmark Supreme Court Case: Brown v Board of Education
In this lesson students will examine the case of Brown v. Board of Education.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Brown V. Board
- Civil Rights Act Of 1964
- Segregation
- Supreme Court