Lesson 4: Brown vs. The Board of Education

Introduction

Important Icon In this lesson, we will discuss Brown vs. The Board of Education and the importance of this Supreme Court decision. Important Icon

 

Focus Questions:

How did the Civil Rights movement change America? 

What events made up the Civil Rights movement? 

What did people and the government do to help create equality?

Brown vs. The Board of Education 

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Today, we will learn about an important Supreme Court decision called Brown vs. The Board of Education. This ruling began to lay the groundwork for integrating schools all across the country. 

  In your journal:  Print the notes page and complete it as you go through the slides. If you do not have access to a printer, another option is to draw/write your notes page in your social studies journal.

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View the slideshow below to learn more about Brown vs. The Board of Education and what impact it had on equality for all!

 Interactive

In your journal: Now, we will review some of the key terms you learned today. Add the following terms and definitions to your table. Throughout this unit, we will learn new words while adding to the key terms we have already learned. As you learn the words, add them to the table created in lesson 2. 

Although the Supreme Court ruling in the Brown vs. The Board of Education made school segregation illegal, it was a slow process to integrate schools.

   

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