Anniversary of Brown v. the Board of Education

Today is the anniversary of the ruling in the Supreme Court case, Brown v. the Board of Education (1954). The decision, written by Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, said that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." This decision made the racial segregation of schools against the law in every US state.

VOA Learning English: US Supreme Court Decision: Brown v. Board of Education

COABE: Legislative Center (advocacy for Adult Education)

Colorin Colorado: Landmark Court Rulings Regarding English Language Learners (page)

National Archives:   (page, original docs)

National Trust for Historic Preservation: "These Children Do Speak English:" Language and the Fight Against School Segregation (page)

NEA Today: Revisiting Brown v. Board of Education – 70 Years Later (page)

TESOL: Advocacy Center (all English Language Learners)

US Courts: History - Brown v. Board of Education Re-enactment (lesson plan, activity)

VOA Learning English: Brown v. Board of Education Helps Launch Civil Rights Movement (2018 article, video, audio, quiz)

VOA Learning English: 70 Years after Brown Decision, School Segregation Getting Worse (2024 article, audio, quiz)

POP QUIZ:

USCIS 100:12.  What is the “rule of law”?

USCIS 100:38.  What is the highest court in the United States? 

USCIS 100:39.  How many justices are on the Supreme Court?   

USCIS 100:40.  Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

USCIS 100:42.   Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states.  What is one power of the states?