http://historyexplorer.si.edu/rss?key=resourcesSmithsonian's History Explorer Resources Related To "Brown v. Board of Education: An Organized Legal Campaign Lesson"http://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 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=197http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=197<p>Students will learn how leaders of the Howard University law school and the Legal Defense Fund of the NAACP prepared to fight segregation in the nation's public schools.&nbsp;<em>An Organized Legal Campaign</em> is the third 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>.</p>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:27:35 GMT