Introduction

May 17, 2019 marked the sixty-fifth anniversary of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision to end racial segregation in public schools throughout the United States, overruling the "separate but equal" principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision. This research guide comprises primary source materials from Library of Congress digital collections, related websites, and a wide variety of print materials related to the Brown v. Board of Education case.

James E. Taylor, artist. Glimpses at the Freedmen - The Freedmen's Union Industrial School, Richmond, Va. 1866. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Herbert Block, artist. If the government doesn't support separate-but-equal schools for our children, it's guilty of discrimination! 1963. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

[Son reading the Bible to his parents]. 1890-1920. Booker T. Washington Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

A.R. Waud, artist. "Zion" school for colored children, Charleston, South Carolina. 1866. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Herbert Block, artist. "And remember, nothing can be accomplished by taking to the streets." 1963. Library of Congress Prints and Photograph Division.

Miss Mary Brent, principal of Glenn School, greets pupils, both white and Negro, in a previously all-white school. 1957. Miscellaneous Items in High Demand Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Brown v. Board of Education: A Resource Guide

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