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Plessy v. Ferguson: Separate but Equal

America Explained, American Chronicles

Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the legal doctrine of “separate but equal”. It was a ruling that enabled many states to enact racial segregation laws for decades to...

Barbara Henry: Teaching Ruby Bridges

Hidden Figures

In the 1960s, Black schoolgirl Ruby Bridges and White teacher Barbara Henry showed America the true power of racial integration in the...

Barbara Johns: Students Fight for their Civil Right to Learn

America Explained

The story of Barbara Johns and her fellow students fight for school integration resulting in the successful case – Brown v. Board of...

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