brown vs. board of education
100 Years Before Brown v. Board of Education, This 5-Year-Old Girl Resisted Segregation
Sarah Roberts had to walk past five white schools on her way to the one Black school every morning.
By Selvin Backert
A 16-Year-Old Girl Made Brown v. Board of Ed Possible
Barbara Rose Johns organized a strike at her segregated school after the death of her best friend.
By Cainan Townsend
"Brown v Board" Was Decided 64 Years Ago But America’s Schools Are Still Segregated
“Separate but equal” ended but segregation didn’t.
By Lincoln Anthony Blades
A Student Strike Kick-Started the Fight for School Integration
Barbara Johns was 16 when she organized the protest.
By Nancy LeBrun