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Brown v. Board of Education: An Organized Legal Campaign

Brown v. Board of Education: An Organized Legal Campaign

Grade Range: 6-12
Resource Type(s): Reference Materials
Date Posted: 7/7/2008

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. An Organized Legal Campaign is the third section of the online exhibition entitled Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education.

National Standards

United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

2: The changing role of the United States in world affairs through World War I

3: How the United States changed from the end of World War I to the eve of the Great Depression

Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)

3: The causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the U.S. role in world affairs

Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)

4: The struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil liberties

World History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 7: An Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914

4: Patterns of nationalism, state-building, and social reform in Europe and the Americas, 1830-1914

Era 9: The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises and Paradoxes

2: The search for community, stability, and peace in an interdependent world

3: Major global trends since World War II

World History Across the Eras

1: Long-term changes and recurring patterns in world history

Historical Thinking Standards (Grades 5-12)

Historical Thinking Standard 1: Chronological Thinking

1A: Distinguish between past, present, and future time.

1B: Identify the temporal structure of a historical narrative or story.

Historical Thinking Standard 2: Historical Comprehension

2C: Identify the central question(s) the historical narrative addresses.

2F: Appreciate historical perspectives.

2I: Draw upon the visual, literary, and musical sources.

Historical Thinking Standard 3: Historical Analysis and Interpretation

3C: Analyze cause-and-effect relationships.

Historical Thinking Standard 4: Historical Research Capabilities

4B: Obtain historical data from a variety of sources.

Historical Thinking Standard 5: Historical Issues-Analysis and Decision-Making

5B: Marshal evidence of antecedent circumstances.

5C: Identify relevant historical antecedents.

Instructional Strategies

Multimedia instruction

Museum education

Verizon Foundation

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