words and terms
This term means "separation of the races"
what is segregation?
Nine black students were at first denied the right to enroll at an all-white high school in this Arkansas city
What is Little Rock, AK
He was the Chief Justice who wrote the court opinion in Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka
Who is Earl Warren
The Supreme Court Ruled in this case that "separate but equal" facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional
What is Pleassy v. Ferguson
What do you see once in a year, twice in a week, and never in a day?
the letter E
This term means "mixing of the races" as in public schools
What is integration
This section of the country was slow to accept desegregation
What is the South
She was denied admission to the school located closest to where she lived.
Who is Linda Brown
This Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, thereby rejecting the "separate but equal" doctrine
What is Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
why is the letter "A" like a flower
because the "B" is after it
Segregation existed for a long time in transportation, education, ______________, and recreation
What is housing
Oliver Brown accused the Board of Education of Topeka of violating the equal protection clause of this amendment
What is the 14th amendment
This organization helps people who face discrimination
what is the NAACP
When the Supreme Court ordered all public schools to end segregation, over 100 members of this lawmaking body reacted in protest
What is the Congress
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
a mushroom