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University of Illinois - Brown v Board of Education Jubilee Commemoration

http://www.oc.uiuc.edu/Brown/index.html



Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research

Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka - Background Summary of the Five Lawsuits that were consolidated for argument before the US Supreme Court

http://brownvboard.org/summary

Fun Activities for K-3

Student Activity Booklet
http://brownvboard.org/actvtybk/cover.htm

In Pursuit of Fun, Freedom and Quality
http://brownvboard.org/actvtybk/fun.htm

Brown v. Board of Education - Myths v. Truths
http://brownvboard.org/mythsandtruths/

Brown Quarterly - Quarterly Newsletter for Classroom Teachers

( See special List of Articles )
http://brownvboard.org/brwnqurt/brwnqurt.htm

NAACP

NAACP_Brown 50 Years & Beyond Promise & Progress
http://www.naacp.org/BvBE/

Commemorative site: NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
http://www.brownmatters.org/resources.html


Howard University and the Howard University School of Law Brownat50

Howard University and its School of Law celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education through striving to fulfill the promise of Brown through recommitting the university and the law school to using law to work toward social justice.

http://www.brownat50.org/

http://www.law.howard.edu/brownat50/


National Education Association (NEA)

( See special NEA Resource List )

April 2004 NEA Magazine

http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0404/resources.html


 

Illinois Commission on the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

Co-Chairs
Illinois Senate President - The Honorable Emil Jones, Jr.
Illinois House Speaker - The Honorable Michael J. Madigan
Vice-Chairs
Senator Mattie Hunter
Judge Arnette R. Hubbard

Contact: Executive Director Ollie McLemore
Illinois Commission on the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Chicago State University
9501 S. King Drive, ADM 300
Chicago, Illinois 60628-1598
v.773/995-3608 f. 773/995-4470

Email Ollie McLemore