Tag: plessy_v_ferguson

“Separate but Equal” in Photographs

by Stephanie, posted in Document Spotlights, Online Tools

In April 1951, students at Moton High School in Prince Edward County, VA, led by 16-year-old Barbara Johns, went on strike to persuade their local school board to build them a better school. This eventually led to the landmark civil rights case Dorothy E. Davis, et al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, … Continue reading “Separate but Equal” in Photographs

New Teaching Activity: From Dred Scott to the Civil Rights Act of 1875

by Stephanie, posted in Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans

Students will learn how rights for African-Americans changed quickly from the Dred Scott decision to the Civil Rights Act of 1875 by examining primary sources and explaining the relationships between them.