World War II and the Cold War Context 1941-1954 · 1941 – 1954
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Deep study of the legal arguments and social impact of the landmark school desegregation case.
Key Questions
- 1How did Thurgood Marshall use social science to prove the harm of segregation?
- 2Why was the "with all deliberate speed" clause so controversial?
- 3To what extent did Brown represent a "Second Reconstruction"?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
A-Level: History - Civil Rights in the USA 1865–1992A-Level: History - The Role of the Supreme Court
Year: Year 13
Subject: History
Unit: World War II and the Cold War Context 1941-1954
Period: 1941 – 1954
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