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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
http://www2.law.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/foliocgi.exe/h
Source: Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
This site contains the complete text of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, which changed the law regarding racial segregation in public schools.
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0809176.ht
Source: Factmonster.com
The site contains a summary of the events leading up to the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas decision. It also contains brief biographies on Chief Justice Warren and Thurgood Marshall. The site also contains a synopsis of the effect the Court's decision had on segregation.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
http://www2.law.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/foliocgi.exe/h
Source: Cornell Law School/The Legal Information Institute
This site contains the complete text of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0839368.ht
Source: Factmonster.com
The site contains a summary of the events leading up to Plessy v. Ferguson and the effect it had on separate but equal. The site also contains a link to an explanation about Jim Crow laws.
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