The Supreme Court in American Political History

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 06.02.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Rationale
  3. Objectives
  4. Teaching Strategies
  5. Lesson 1: Defining Justice and Its role in the Constitution
  6. Lesson 2: Brown v. Board of Education: Justice in Action
  7. Lesson 3: Reaction to the Court's Ruling to Desegregate Public Schools
  8. Works Cited
  9. Supreme Court Cases Cited
  10. Teacher Suggested Reading List
  11. Student Suggested Reading List
  12. Websites
  13. Appendix
  14. Materials and Resources for Lesson Plans

Justice in Action: Reactions to Brown v. Board of Education

K. Gothie

Published September 2006

Tools for this Unit:

Websites

http://www.centralhigh57.org/the_tiger.htm

This site provides primary sources such as the Little Rock Central High School newspaper entitled, "The Tiger" during the years 1957 and 1958.

http://www.africanaonline.com/ruby_bridges.htm

This site provides a timeline of civil rights events and gives a biography on Ruby Bridges.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/

The African- American Odyssey. This site is a virtual exhibit of a Library of Congress exhibit on the history of African-Americans.

http://www.acri.org

The American Civil Rights Institute can provide information for student research.

http://www.sitins.com

Excellent site for primary sources and a jumping off point for student research on the sit-ins taking place in Greensboro, NC.

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/

Shows the historic places of the Civil Rights Movement

http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/jimcrowlaw1/ig/Racial-Segregation-Signs/index.htm

Excellent site for gathering images of segregation signs.

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