The Five Cases

In December 1952, the United States Supreme Court had on its docket cases from Kansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, South Carolina, and Virginia, all of which challenged the constitutionality of racial segregation in public schools. The Court had consolidated these five cases under one name, Oliver Brown et al. v. the Board of Education of Topeka.

Timeline

What percentage of Virginia's population was represented by African Americans in 1670? When did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that "separate but equal" segregated facilities on public transportation were constitutional? What year did President Harry S. Truman issue an executive order to ban segregation in the armed forces?

Superintendent's Blog

Superintendent David Smith shares his thoughts on various topics, both current events and historical reflections.

Western National Parks Association Bookstore

There is a large selection of books, DVDs and posters at the Western National Parks Association bookstore in the Visitor Center of Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site. WNPA has a wide selection of items covering the Brown v. Board of Education case, as well as African American history, civil rights and the national parks.