http://historyexplorer.si.edu/rss?key=resourcesSmithsonian's History Explorer Resources Related To "Taking America to Lunch"http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=1857http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=1857<p>In this online exhibition, students will learn how fear of Soviet domination galvanized reform in science and math education during the 1950's and 60's. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth. In order win the "Space Race", the United States urgently needed both a select group of mathematicians, scientists, and engineers; and a general population of mathematically and scientifically informed citizens.</p>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:22:29 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=196http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=196<p>Students will learn how laws and customs led to separate and unequal education for people of color in the United States and the efforts made by citizens to guarantee equal education in the century before the Brown v. Board of Education decision. <em>The Battleground: Separate and Unequal Education</em> is the second section of the online exhibition entitled <a href="http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/index.html">Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education</a><em>.</em></p>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:26:51 GMT