One Mic Black History - Brown vs The Board of Education of Topeka

Brown vs The Board of Education of Topeka

06/06/22 • 14 min

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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Brown v. Board of Education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement. It helped establish the precedent that “separate-but-equal” was, in fact, equal at all.
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Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary
Juan Williams
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/347us483
https://www.britannica.com/event/Brown-v-Board-of-Education-of-Topeka
https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/history-brown-v-board-education-re-enactment
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Bonus - The History of Black Wall St. and The Tulsa Massacre (Remastered)

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During the early 20th century, Tulsa was recognized nationally for its African American community known as the Greenwood District. It was home to a thriving business district and surrounding residential area that earned it the nickname “Black Wall Street.” In June 1921, a series of events caused a mob of white residents, some deputized and given weapons by city police, attacked Black residents and completely destroyed homes and businesses of the Greenwood District. Join us as we talk about the events that caused the Massacre.
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Riot and remembrance
by James S. Hirsch
https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/tulsa-race-massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre
https://www.britannica.com/event/Tulsa-race-massacre-of-1921
https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/racemassacre/tulsa-race-massacre-in-aftermath-no-one-prosecuted-for-killings-and-insurance-claims-were-rejected/article_3ba23c3c-886d-5821-9970-02153261960a.html
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Juneteenth is annual holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States, its a mix of June and Nineteenth, Originating in Galveston, Texas, it is now celebrated annually on June 19 throughout the United States, with increasing official recognition. It is commemorated on the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865 announcement of General Order No. 3 by Union Army general Gordon Granger, proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas.
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https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth
https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Juneteenth
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/juneteenth-holiday-five-myths/2020/06/18/4c19fff8-b0e1-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html
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