Everything you need to understand or teach Brown v. Board of Education by James T. Patterson.
The lead up to the Supreme Court decision on May 17, 1954, known as Brown v. Board of Education was preceded by literally decades of discrimination against black Americans. While discriminatory practices were evident in all states of the union, the most egregious violations of human rights were found in the Deep South. Black men who had served in World War II and risked their lives defending America were met with only dim futures when...