Topic 2 - Brown vs. the Board of Education

The Legacy of Brown vs. the Board of Education 50 Years Later.

Readings:

1. Brown vs Board of Education 387 US 483
2. Anderson, "Cross to bear and promises to keep: The Jubilee Anniversary of Brown vs. the Board of Education"
3. Davis, "Merry-Go-Round"
4. Moll, "Brown Lecture"

The questions to consider for this week are:

1. ¿What are the main “points” of Brown?
2. ¿How do the articles by Anderson and Davis reinforce, modify, or negate the argument in Brown?
3. ¿How does Moll’s lecture extend our view of the issues in Brown?

In class we will watch the film: Eyes on the Prize: the Civil Right Years and discuss.