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Read the following resources to refresh your understanding of the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling. As you read, think about how you might revise your answers to the Reflect on Your Knowledge questions based on new knowledge gained from the readings.
An Interactive Civil Rights Chronology
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/jbalkin/brown/1896.html
The Road to Brown *
http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/soc/ush/civil/brown1/ index.html
Brown: A Landmark Case *
http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/soc/ush/civil/brown2/ index.html
Harry Briggs, Sr. and Eliza Briggs: Interview and Background Essay *
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/iml04/soc/ush/ civil/ briggs/ index.html
Constance Baker Motley: Interview and Background Essay *
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/iml04/soc/ush/ civil/ motley/ index.html
"With an Even Hand" -- Brown v. Board at Fifty
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/
The Oyez Project, Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896)
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1851-1900/1895/1895_210
The Oyez Project, Brown v. Board of Education (I), 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1952/1952_1
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Optional
Kluger, Richard. Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality. New York: Vintage, 2004.
Thomas, Brook. Plessy v. Ferguson: A Brief History with Documents. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 1997.
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