Plessy v. Ferguson: Separate but Equal America Explained, American ChroniclesPlessy 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 FiguresIn 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 ExplainedThe story of Barbara Johns and her fellow students fight for school integration resulting in the successful case – Brown v. Board of...
