1. Civil Rights: Brown V. Board of Ed to failure of ERA
Black fifth grader Linda Brown of Topeka, Kansas was not allowed to attend a white elementary school. ... However, if they were not served, they would not move until they were. ... And here, on the sidewalk outside was a gang of white boys come to heckle, a ragtag rabble, slack-jawed, black-jacketed, grinning fit to kill, and some of them, God save the mark, were wearing the proud and honored flag of the Southern States in the last war fought by gentlemen. ... When the CORE could not continue because of injuries, SNCC stepped in to help. ...
- Word Count: 6511
- Approx Pages: 26
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School