Brown v. Board of Education is a landmark court case that was a frontier in the field. Brown v. Board of Education was a lawsuit that occurred back in 1954 (“Linda Brown”). Linda Brown is remembered best from it, as she is the face of desegregation in schools, significantly impacting the United States. After the court case was decided, all children were able to learn in the same schools (“Linda Brown”). This landmark case influenced all levels of education throughout the United States and helped lead to more equality for the races. The importance of Linda Brown was that she was the woman to stop segregation in schools (“Linda Brown on…”).
My topic relates to the theme because in 2022, Linda Brown created a frontier by making statements with the Civil Rights movement and for equality for young children (“Linda Brown on…”). I chose this topic because the Brown v. the Board of Education lawsuit with Linda Brown sounded interesting with its back story so I wanted to look further into it and once I did, it caught my attention and it was something that I wanted to research some more on. This court case stood out to me because when it comes to do with children, how they’re being treated, and how someone made a change in the world to stop that the mistreatment of children, it makes me think about how anyone could be like Linda Brown, Martin Luther King Jr., anyone in this world that made rights for young people, anyone can desire them to make a change in the world. I enjoying learning, researching and taking time to understand situations like the Brown v. the Board of Education case. It draws attention to my brain, that is why I picked this topic for History Day.
I conducted my research by searching up what I am interested in, African American men and women making big changes in the world today and they are still being remembered today, I came across Linda Brown and the Brown v. the Board of Education and I was interested in that, so that is what I chose.
I created my project by creating a website and using colors as black, white, gray, tan, and brown for the colors of young African American children and for the changes for them to be able to go to an public school with white children because of Linda Brown, made a change in the world, and still is remembered today for her actions.
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Primary Sources:
“Linda Brown on Brown v. Board April 29. 2004.” YouTube, Video, 10 Dec. 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPG6rBlMPPo. Accessed 12 Oct. 2022.
This public speech is a primary source because it explains what Linda Brown went through as a child as she didn’t have equal opportunities. It can be found in the Introduction paragraph of the process paper. This source can be found in Background, Frontier, and Importance areas of the website.
“May 17, 1984: Linda Brown on Becoming ‘the Symbol of Brown vs. Board of Ed.’” ABC News, 27 Mar. 2018,
https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/17-1984-linda-brown-symbol-brown-board-ed-54029041. Accessed 7 Nov. 2022.
This ABC News video is a primary source because Linda Brown explains what she had to go through as a black child and why she couldn’t go to the school with her neighborhood playmates. It can be found in the Frontier, Impact, and Importance areas of the website. This source can not be found in the process paper.
“Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.” National Archives, 15 Aug. 2016, https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2004/spring/brown-v-board-1.html
Accessed 13 Jan. 2023.
This primary picture is primary because it shows all of the files of segregation in public schools all around the United States. This source can not be found in the process paper. This source can be found in the Influence area of the website.
[Left to Right: George E.C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, and James M. Nabrit, Congratulating
Each Other, Following Supreme Court Decision Declaring Segregation Unconstitutional]. 1 Jan. 1954,
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/94505573/. Accessed 12 Jan. 2023.
This primary picture is showing how George H, Thurgood M, and James N, were celebrating because they thought that the racial segregation was unconstitutional and the Supreme Court. This source can not be found in the process paper.
[U.S. Supreme Court Justices]. 1 Jan. 1953,
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/95505490/. Accessed 12 Jan. 2023.
This primary picture shows all of the people that Linda was fighting for equal rights for children during the lawsuit at the Brown v. the Board of Education at the Supreme court. This source can not be found in the process paper.
Secondary Sources
“Linda Brown” (1943-2018) •. 24 Nov. 2018,
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/brown-linda-1943-2018/. Accessed 12 Oct. 2022.
This website is a secondary source, it provides a summary of Linda Brown’s life and how her father, Reverend Oliver Leon Brown stopped segregation between public schools.
with the court case trying to have equal rights for children. It can be found in the Introduction paragraph of the process paper. This source can be found in the Background, and Frontier areas of the website.
“Brown v. Board of Education.” Legal Defense Fund, 20 Mar. 2020,
https://www.naacpldf.org/brown-vs-board/. Accessed 12 Oct. 2022.
This website is a secondary source, it explains the different combinations of court cases and about the case that changed America. This source is not mentioned in the process paper. It can be found in only the Introduction, Background, Frontier, and Influence areas of the website.
Biography. “Linda Brown.” Biography, 26 Mar. 2018, https://www.biography.com/activist/linda-brown. Accessed 12 Jan. 2023.
This website is a secondary source and it explains how Linda Brown experienced racism at a public white school and how her and her father, Reverend Oliver Leon Brown, stopped segregation between public schools. This source can be found in the Introduction paragraph of the process paper. This source can be found in the Background,Frontier and Impact areas of the website.
News, CBS. “Linda Brown of Brown v. Board of Education Dead at 76.” YouTube, Video, 26 Mar. 2018,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyBgJCDfNbQ. Accessed 12 Jan. 2023.
This secondary source is a source that talks about how Linda Brown was during the lawsuit at the time, and what she did in the world to make a change and how she is still remembered today after her death. This source can not be found in the process paper. This source can be found in the Importance area of the website.
Brown v Board of Education.
“Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.” National Archives, 15 Aug. 2016, https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2004/spring/brown-v-board-1.html. Accessed 12 Jan. 2023.
This picture in the website is a secondary source because it was not published on the website during the time period. This picture can not be found in the process paper. This picture is located in the Impact area of the website.