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Brown v. Board of Education Timeline
Grade Range: 4-12
Resource Type(s): Reference Materials
Date Posted:
2/19/2009
This timeline provides an overview of events related to the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court Case, from the 1849 case, Roberts v. the City of Boston, to the 2003 case, Grutter v. Bollinger. This resource is available as a downloadable PDF, and is included in the online exhibition entitled Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education.
National Standards
Standards in History (Grades K-4)
United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)
Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
1: Why the Americas attracted Europeans, why they brought enslaved Africans to their colonies, and how Europeans struggled for control of North America and the Caribbean
2: How political, religious, and social institutions emerged in the English colonies
3: How the values and institutions of European economic life took root in the colonies, and how slavery reshaped European and African life in the America
2: How political, religious, and social institutions emerged in the English colonies
3: How the values and institutions of European economic life took root in the colonies, and how slavery reshaped European and African life in the America
Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s)
1: The causes of the American Revolution, the ideas and interests involved in forging the revolutionary movement, and the reasons for the American victory
2: The impact of the American Revolution on politics, economy, and society
3: The institutions and practices of government created during the Revolution and how they were revised between 1787 and 1815 to create the foundation of the American political system based on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights
2: The impact of the American Revolution on politics, economy, and society
3: The institutions and practices of government created during the Revolution and how they were revised between 1787 and 1815 to create the foundation of the American political system based on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
1: United States territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861, and how it affected relations with external powers and Native Americans
2: How the industrial revolution, increasing immigration, the rapid expansion of slavery, and the westward movement changed the lives of Americans and led toward regional tensions
3: The extension, restriction, and reorganization of political democracy after 1800
4: The sources and character of cultural, religious, and social reform movements in the antebellum period
2: How the industrial revolution, increasing immigration, the rapid expansion of slavery, and the westward movement changed the lives of Americans and led toward regional tensions
3: The extension, restriction, and reorganization of political democracy after 1800
4: The sources and character of cultural, religious, and social reform movements in the antebellum period
Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
1: How the rise of corporations, heavy industry, and mechanized farming transformed the American people
2: Massive immigration after 1870 and how new social patterns, conflicts, and ideas of national unity developed amid growing cultural diversity
3: The rise of the American labor movement and how political issues reflected social and economic changes
4: Federal Indian policy and United States foreign policy after the Civil War
2: Massive immigration after 1870 and how new social patterns, conflicts, and ideas of national unity developed amid growing cultural diversity
3: The rise of the American labor movement and how political issues reflected social and economic changes
4: Federal Indian policy and United States foreign policy after the Civil War
Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
1: The causes of the Great Depression and how it affected American society
2: How the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state
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
2: How the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state
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
World History Standards (Grades 5-12)
Era 2: Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral Peoples, 4000-1000 BCE
1: The major characteristics of civilization and how civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus valley
2: How agrarian societies spread and new states emerged in the third and second millennia BCE
3: The political, social, and cultural consequences of population movements and militarization in Eurasia in the second millennium BCE
4: Major trends in Eurasia and Africa from 4000-1000 BCE
2: How agrarian societies spread and new states emerged in the third and second millennia BCE
3: The political, social, and cultural consequences of population movements and militarization in Eurasia in the second millennium BCE
4: Major trends in Eurasia and Africa from 4000-1000 BCE
Era 3 Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CE
1: Innovation and change from 1000-600 BCE horses, ships, iron, and monotheistic faith
2: The emergence of Aegean civilization and how interrelations developed among peoples of the eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia, 600-200 BCE
3: How major religions and large-scale empires arose in the Mediterranean basin, China, and India, 500 BCE-300 CE
4: The development of early agrarian civilizations in Mesoamerica
5: Major global trends from 1000 BCE-300 CE
2: The emergence of Aegean civilization and how interrelations developed among peoples of the eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia, 600-200 BCE
3: How major religions and large-scale empires arose in the Mediterranean basin, China, and India, 500 BCE-300 CE
4: The development of early agrarian civilizations in Mesoamerica
5: Major global trends from 1000 BCE-300 CE
Era 4: Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter, 300-1000 CE
1: Imperial crises and their aftermath, 300-700 CE
2: Causes and consequences of the rise of Islamic civilization in the 7th-10th centuries
3: Major developments in East Asia and Southeast Asia in the era of the Tang dynasty, 600-900 CE
4: The search for political, social, and cultural redefinition in Europe, 500-1000 CE
5: The development of agricultural societies and new states in tropical Africa and Oceania
6: The rise of centers of civilization in Mesoamerica and Andean South America in the first millennium CE
7: Major global trends from 300-1000 CE
2: Causes and consequences of the rise of Islamic civilization in the 7th-10th centuries
3: Major developments in East Asia and Southeast Asia in the era of the Tang dynasty, 600-900 CE
4: The search for political, social, and cultural redefinition in Europe, 500-1000 CE
5: The development of agricultural societies and new states in tropical Africa and Oceania
6: The rise of centers of civilization in Mesoamerica and Andean South America in the first millennium CE
7: Major global trends from 300-1000 CE
Era 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, 1000-1500 CE
1: The maturing of an interregional system of communication, trade, and cultural exchange in an era of Chinese economic power and Islamic expansion
2: The redefining of European society and culture, 1000-1300 CE
3: The rise of the Mongol empire and its consequences for Eurasian peoples, 1200-1350
4: The growth of states, towns, and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa between the 11th and 15th centuries
5: Patterns of crisis and recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1450
6: The expansion of states and civilizations in the Americas, 1000-1500
7: Major global trends from 1000-1500 CE
2: The redefining of European society and culture, 1000-1300 CE
3: The rise of the Mongol empire and its consequences for Eurasian peoples, 1200-1350
4: The growth of states, towns, and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa between the 11th and 15th centuries
5: Patterns of crisis and recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1450
6: The expansion of states and civilizations in the Americas, 1000-1500
7: Major global trends from 1000-1500 CE
Era 6: The Emergence of the First Global Age, 1450-1770
1: How the transoceanic interlinking of all major regions of the world from 1450-1600 led to global transformations
2: How European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication, 1450-1750
3: How large territorial empires dominated much of Eurasia between the 16th and 18th centuries
4: Economic, political, and cultural interrelations among peoples of Africa, Europe, and the Americas, 1500-1750
5: Transformations in Asian societies in the era of European expansion
6: Major global trends from 1450-1770
2: How European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication, 1450-1750
3: How large territorial empires dominated much of Eurasia between the 16th and 18th centuries
4: Economic, political, and cultural interrelations among peoples of Africa, Europe, and the Americas, 1500-1750
5: Transformations in Asian societies in the era of European expansion
6: Major global trends from 1450-1770
Era 7: An Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914
1: The causes and consequences of political revolutions in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
2: The causes and consequences of the agricultural and industrial revolutions, 1700-1850
3: The transformation of Eurasian societies in an era of global trade and rising European power, 1750-1870
4: Patterns of nationalism, state-building, and social reform in Europe and the Americas, 1830-1914
5: Patterns of global change in the era of Western military and economic domination, 1800-1914
6: Major global trends from 1750-1914
2: The causes and consequences of the agricultural and industrial revolutions, 1700-1850
3: The transformation of Eurasian societies in an era of global trade and rising European power, 1750-1870
4: Patterns of nationalism, state-building, and social reform in Europe and the Americas, 1830-1914
5: Patterns of global change in the era of Western military and economic domination, 1800-1914
6: Major global trends from 1750-1914
Era 8: A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945
1: Reform, revolution, and social change in the world economy of the early century
2: The causes and global consequences of World War I
3: The search for peace and stability in the 1920s and 1930s
4: The causes and global consequences of World War II
5: Major global trends from 1900 to the end of World War II
2: The causes and global consequences of World War I
3: The search for peace and stability in the 1920s and 1930s
4: The causes and global consequences of World War II
5: Major global trends from 1900 to the end of World War II
