Lessons Brown v. Board of Education: 50th Anniversary The Constitutional Rights Foundation presents a series of online lessons marking the 50th anniversary of the Brown decision. Lessons on this site include the following: "We Came to Free the Slaves": John Brown on Trial; The Southern "Black Codes" of 1865-66; and The Adarand Case: Affirmative Action and Equal Protection, among others. Can A Legal Decision Bring About Rapid Social Change? This ABA high school lesson asks students to look at the resistance to Brown and the "all deliberate speed" timeline for achieving desegregation. Desegregation in Delaware: Celebrating Brown at 50 Lessons on Brown prepared by the Delaware Law-Related Education Center. Highlights Delaware's unique role in school desegregation efforts. Lessons available online for grade levels 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Dialogue on Brown v. Board 8-page guide to the case, intended for use with high school students, includes background, discussion starters, and five lessons. Additional Topics for Discussion on Brown v. Board Supplement to the Dialogue (above), also for high school students, looks at a greater range of topics, with discussion questions. Equality Under Law This ABA lesson for students in grades 7-9 centers on definitions of equality. A Famous Kansas Child This ABA lesson tells the story of Linda Brown (Brown v. Board of Education) and is geared towards students in grades K-6. A Girl Named Linda Another ABA lesson for students in grades K-6, which involves telling Linda's story and using photos to deepen students' understanding. The History of Jim Crow Designed for educators, the site features historical resources and teaching ideas on the Jim Crow period, "an era of segregation, violence, and disfranchisement of African Americans that tore at the very fabric of the nation." Integrates study with subjects of history, geography, and American literature. Includes: Brown v. Board of Education: An Education Unit on the Cases Comprising the Landmark 1954 School Desegregation Case. Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Brown v. Board of Education This site, co-sponsored by Street Law, Inc., and the Supreme Court Historical Society, offers a comprehensive overview of the Brown decision, including biographies of key figures, background summaries of the case for various reading levels, excerpts from media coverage of the decision, and a variety of classroom activities. National Archives, "Digital Classroom: Teaching with Documents" Lesson on Brown v. Board Documents analyzed in the lesson include Judge Waring's dissent in Briggs v. Elliott (the South Carolina case), a letter from President Eisenhower discussing the appointment of Earl Warren as Chief Justice, and the original Supreme Court opinion in Brown v. Board. Revisiting 'Separate but Equal': Examining School Segregation 45 Years After Brown v. Board of Education, The New York Times Learning Network. Online lesson plan examines desegregation during the Civil Rights Movement and a current study that finds that American schools are "resegregating." The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, PBS. Companion website to PBS series of the same name. Features interactive timeline from the 1870s to the 1950s; stories of the people, events, and organizations that fought for and against segregation; and lesson plans, activities, and resources for teachers. Teaching Brown: Reflections on Pedagogical Challenges and Opportunities, History of Education Quarterly, Spring 2004. Six first-person reflective essays by educators.