Brown v. Board of Education

Brown v. Board of Education

But first...A few review questions

Multiple Choice

What person was at the center of the case where the Supreme Court decided that slaves were not citizens and the federal government could not limit slavery?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Dred Scott

• Jim Crow

• Homer Plessy

Multiple Choice

Where did President Lincoln say that slaves were to be freed via the Emancipation Proclamation?

• The Union

• The Confederacy

• Both the Union and Confederacy

• Nowhere, he was just suggesting it

Multiple Choice

Which "Civil War" Amendment stated that former slaves were citizens and should be guaranteed equal protection under the law?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Multiple Choice

Which court case established that "separate but equal" was the legal standard involving segregation?

• The Dred Scott Case

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• The Scopes Trial

• Brown v. Board of Education

Multiple Choice

What group that fights for the protection of Civil Rights was founded by W.E.B. DuBois?

• NAACP

• ACLU

• SCLC

• the Supreme Court

Open Ended

Based on the outcome of these two trials, what effect can you predict that they will have on future segregation cases?

Open Ended

Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American to hold what position?

Open Ended

After looking at the main arguments from both sides, which side do YOU think presented the most compelling argument and why?

Poll

Do you think it was important for Justice Warren to convince the rest of the justices to issue a unanimous decision in this case?

• Yes

• No