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Kristen GreenSomething Must Be Done About Prince Edward County
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2015A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
The landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka included four other cases in addition to the one in Prince Edward County. Choose one of the other four to research. What were the circumstances involved and how did desegregation play out in that location? How was the case similar to and different from what occurred in Prince Edward County?
Do you believe that the level of racism in the US today is less than it was at the time of the school closings in Prince Edward County? Why or why not? What evidence or examples can you give to support your opinion?
The Brown case in 1954 found that separate facilities for blacks and whites violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. An earlier Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was often used to justify segregation. How did Plessy interpret the Equal Protection Clause differently to uphold segregation?
