http://historyexplorer.si.edu/rss?key=resourcesSmithsonian's History Explorer Resources Related To "Brown v. Board of Education: Separate and Unequal Education"http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=205http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=205<p>In this classroom activity, students will identify the purpose and goals of education in American society and explain why African Americans chose to challenge segregated education in their quest for equality.&nbsp; This lesson is part 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 16:59:06 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=1125http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=1125<p><em>Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education</em>, an online exhibition, will help students understand an historic struggle to fulfill the American dream that set in motion sweeping changes in American society, and redefined the nation's ideals.&nbsp;The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education marked a turning point in the history of race relations in the United States. On May 17, 1954, the Court stripped away constitutional sanctions for segregation by race, and made equal opportunity in education the law of the land.&nbsp; Brown v. Board of Education reached the Supreme Court through the fearless efforts of lawyers, community activists, parents, and students.</p>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:50:51 GMT