How Black teachers lost when civil rights won in Brown v. Board
- Written by Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz, Associate Professor of Education Foundations & Research, University of North Dakota
Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court decision that desegregated public schools, stands in the collective national memory as a turning point in America’s fight for racial justice. But as the U.S. observes its 70th anniversary, Brown also represents something more somber: It ultimately led to thousands of Black teachers losing their...
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