Brown v. Board of Education and the History of School Desegregation

Using primary and secondary sources in history, education, and law this course will explore the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education which ruled school segregation was unconstitutional and the legal and policy efforts to desegregate schools and promote educational equity that followed it. We will consider the meaning, successes, and failures of school integration, the legacy of Brown for education, and consider the meaning of “equal educational” opportunity in the past and present.