Separate Is Not Equal - Brown v. Board of Education

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Segregated America
The Battleground
Legal Campaign
Five Communities Change a Nation
The Decision
Legacy
  • “With All Deliberate Speed”
  • Freedom Struggle
  • Equality for All
  • Changing Definitions
  • Communities Since Brown
  • Fifty Years After
Children from the El Sol Spanish immersion school

Children from the El Sol Spanish immersion school

Many parents of color have long felt that traditional approaches to education do not meet the needs of their children. But these parents are also a diverse group and take different sides on issues such as bilingual education, school vouchers, and special classes for minority children.
(Courtesy of Douglas A. Kraus)

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