Brown v. Board
of Education: Over Sixty Years Later
A Mike Wiley Production
Wednesday,
February 21, 2024
10 a.m. and 12 noon
Grades: 5th grade +
Tickets: $9
In
1952, the Supreme Court heard a number of school segregation cases, including
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. Over sixty years ago, in 1954, it
ruled unanimously that segregation was unconstitutional, overthrowing Plessy v.
Ferguson (1896), which set the “separate but equal” precedent. This play
recounts the effects of the decision on the families who participated in the
original court case, the impact of the ruling on school systems at the time and
the challenges still being made today.
Curriculum Connection: Social Studies, United States History, Government, Black History