Years
1954
Who was the chief Justice during Brown v. Board of Education
Earl Warren
fully in agreement.
Brown v. Board decided that ____ states needed to desegregate
All
What is the compelling question for our unit?
Can separate be equal?
What year was Clark v. Board of Education?
1868
Who was the lawyer who argued against school segregation in Brown?
Thurgood Marshall
To separate people by race
Segregate
Who was the young girl at the center of Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
Linda Brown
What does schema mean?
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What year was Plessy v. Ferguson?
1896
Who was the student who was denied access to a white school in Iowa?
Susan Clark
Allowed by the Constitution
Constitutional
What did the Supreme Court decide in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
Separate is Equal
What is the main idea of Clark v Board of Education?
A. Desegregation of Iowa
B. Desegregation of the United States
C. Separate but Equal
A. Desegregation of Iowa
What year did Ruby Bridges integrate William Franz Elementary?
1960
Man who challenged segregation on a train
Homer Plessy
Against the law or the Constitution
Unconstitutional
Which court case helped challenge segregation in schools in Iowa before Brown v. Board of Education?
Clark v. Board of Educaton
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What year did Thurgood Marshall become the first black justice of the Supreme Court?
1967
Civil rights leader who fought for equal education in Iowa
Alexander Clark
An amendment that promises equal protection under the law
14th Amendment
Which case led to desegregation in the whole country?
Brown v. Board of Education
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