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Brown v. Board of Education: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. Jul 20, 2026
Media added. May 15, 2026
Anniversary information added. May 10, 2026
Add new Web site: Justia - Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 98 F. Supp. 797 (D. Kan. 1951). Mar 29, 2026
Add new Web site: Wilson Center - The Troubled Legacy of Brown v. Board (PDF). Feb 16, 2026
Add new Web site: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund - Brown v. Board of Education. Nov 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Justia U.S. Supreme Court - Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954). Sep 26, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - The History Hour - Brown v The Board of Education. Jun 20, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - Brown vs Board of Education. Apr 21, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 19, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN US - It's been 70 years since Brown v. Board of Education. The US is still trying to achieve the promise of integration. Feb 10, 2025
Add new Web site: Constitution Center - Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. Jul 22, 2024
Add new Web site: National Archives - Brown v. Board of Education (1954). Apr 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Ohio State University - Origins - The Long-Term Legacies of Brown v. Board. Oct 17, 2023
Add new Web site: United States Courts - History - Brown v. Board of Education Re-enactment. Aug 11, 2023
Added cross-reference to the Britannica article “separate but equal.” Mar 07, 2023
Add new Web site: BlackPast - (1954) Brown v. Board of Education. Oct 20, 2022
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. Apr 17, 2022
Replaced photographs. Oct 14, 2021
Added information about the background of the case and expanded the discussion of the ruling's aftermath. Aug 24, 2021
Cross-references to various articles added. Mar 09, 2020
Add new Web site: United States History for Kids - Brown vs Board of Education. Feb 14, 2019
Corrected display issue. Jan 10, 2017
Add new Web site: Library of Virginia - Brown v. Board of Education: Virginia Responds. Jan 05, 2017
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - American Experience - Brown v. Board of Education. Jul 22, 2016
Add new Web site: Our Documents - Transcript of Brown v. Board of Education. Jul 22, 2016
Add new Web site: United States History - Brown vs. Board of Education. Jun 02, 2014
Added photograph. Aug 30, 2011
Article revised to cover background and main arguments of court's opinion. Apr 07, 2010
Media added. Apr 07, 2008
Article revised. May 28, 2004
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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