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Historical Examination of the Segregated School Experience
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Pellegrino, Anthony M.; Mann, Linda J.; Russell, William B., III – History Teacher, 2013
Effective history teaching includes ample opportunities for students to develop historical thinking skills and habits of mind which encourage them to learn content beyond simple acquisition of facts. Covering the profound topic of segregation by employing multiple perspectives and encouraging investigation beyond the traditional narrative provides…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Thinking Skills, School Segregation, African American Education
Legal Challenges to Segregated Education in Topeka, Kansas, 1903-1941
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Lewis, Jamie B. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2005
This article provides a brief overview of segregated education in Kansas and then explores 3 legal cases: (a) Reynolds v. The Board of Education of the City of Topeka (1903), (b) Wright v. Board of Education of Topeka (1930), and (c) Graham v. Board of Education of Topeka (1941), the precursors to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, School Segregation, Educational History, African Americans
One Step Forward, Half a Step Backward?
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Russo, Charles J. – Journal of Negro Education, 2004
More than thirty cases involving desegregation of public school systems handed down in the first 25 years after Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas, by the U.S. Supreme Court are discussed. However, the last 25 years have resulted in a situation of having the nation taking one step forward and half a step backwards, due to the conditions…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Public Schools, African American History, School Desegregation
Order of Argument in the Case Brown v. Board of Education
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Chism, Kahlil; Potter, Lee Ann – Social Education, 2004
The Supreme Court's opinion in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case legally ended decades of racial segregation in America's public schools. Originally named after Oliver Brown, the first of many plaintiffs listed in the lower court case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, the landmark decision actually resolved five separate…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, African American Students, School Segregation, Racial Segregation
The View from Topeka: Brown Plaintiffs, Local Officials Recall Victories Won, Declare Battles that Remain to Be Fought: Brown@50-- How Far Have We Come?
Hamilton, Kendra; Cerstvik, Joan Preston – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
It's a little-known fact, but, 50 years ago, the junior high and high schools of Topeka, Kan., were integrated--though in name only. Fear was the order of the day at the high school, where an African American assistant superintendent by the name of Harrison Caldwell roamed the halls as the "White folks' enforcer," ensuring that African…
Descriptors: Racial Segregation, School Segregation, Desegregation Litigation, African American Students
Black Teachers, Black Students, Black Communities, and Brown: Perspectives and Insights from Experts
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Milner, H. Richard; Howard, Tyrone C. – Journal of Negro Education, 2004
The impact of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas 1954 decision on the desegregation of public schools in the United States of America and the provisions of better learning opportunities for African American students are described. The study showed that the issues around African American teachers, post-desegregation, have to be studied…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, African American Students, African American Community, Desegregation Litigation
Early Civil Rights Activism in Topeka, Kansas, Prior to the 1954 "Brown" Case.
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Van Delinder, Jean – Great Plains Quarterly, 2001
Initially, Kansas prohibited school segregation except for elementary schools in cities over 15,000 people. As Topeka annexed areas in the early 20th century, African Americans accustomed to integration filed court challenges, which failed. Subsequent efforts to desegregate Topeka are traced, through the landmark 1954 case. Black teachers in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Education, Black History, Civil Rights