Segregation in the USA
I can assess the African American challenges to segregation in schools.
Segregation in the USA
I can assess the African American challenges to segregation in schools.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- African Americans suffered from many forms of discrimination.
- Segregation was defended by the Supreme Court in 1896.
- Groups like the NAACP and church organisations campaigned in defence of black Americans' civil rights.
- The Supreme Court declared school segregation unconstitutional in 1954.
- There was widespread opposition to school desegregation in many parts of the South.
Keywords
Segregation - when groups of people are separated from one another
Constitutional - something that is allowed under the laws of a political system
Civil rights - the rights that everyone in a country has
Federal - something related to the national government of the USA, rather than the government of individual states
Desegregate - to end segregation
Common misconception
The Brown v. Board ruling in 1954 led to desegregation across the South.
School desegregation was resisted bitterly in many parts of the South. In some states, the Brown v. Board decision had no effect on how schools were run even by the start of the 1960s.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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