May 17th marked the 53rd anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that paved the way for the integration of public schools. Learn more about the case, the impact it had nationally and the key participants in the trial itself, including Thurgood Marshall who argued the case before the court and went on to become a Supreme Court justice himself.
NPR coverage of the 50th anniversary of the decision (2004)
“Separate Is Not Equal” online exhibit from the Smithsonian Institute
Toni Morrison shares why she wrote Remember in a short video clip from TeachingBooks.net
