Brown v. Board of Education

Why do you think it is important to learn about this? There is no right or wrong answer. You can write 1-3 sentences.

Earl Warren thought Segregation was...

What was reversed after the case of Brown V Board of Education?

• Children being required to go to school

• Segregation of water fountains

• Racial segregation in schools

When was Brown V. Board of Education applied?

• 1956

• 1954

• 1964

• 1974

How was segregation similar to slavery?

• They were both racist systems that discriminated against African Americans

• They were both created in the United States Constitution

• They both ended after the Civil War

• They both ended during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s.

What was the point of Brown v Board of Education?

• To open more schools

• To close schools down

• To create schools for all children of all backgrounds, race, and ethnicity

• To make schools closer to bus stops

Brown v. Board specifically ordered the integration of

• Public schools
• Buses
• The military
• Fire departments

What is the name of the 3rd grade girl who had to walk to the bus to get to school?

• Linda Brown

• Janet Hillsbury

• Karen Gonzalez

• Topeka Brown

Which argument helped overturn the "separate but equal" policy?

• Having two of everything was expensive

• Facilities for African Americans usually were inferior (not good)

• It was inconvenient for kids who had to travel farther to school

• Segregated workplaces hurt the economy

What was Thurgood Marshall’s role in the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

• As a civil rights leader, he led marches against segregation

• He argued in front of the Supreme Court as the Brown family's lawyer

• As a Supreme Court justice, he voted against segregation

• As a lawyer for Topeka Board of Education, he argued in favor of segregation