Separate but Equal

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Separate but Equal
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• Oliver Brown's daughter Linda, a third grader,
  had to walk six blocks to her school bus stop to
  ride to Monroe Elementary, her segregated black
  school one mile away...

Sumner
while Sumner Elementary, a white school, was
seven blocks from her house.
Monroe
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The Supreme Court justices heard about the
Lindas long walk through dangerous railways.
In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that Separate
but Equal was unconstitutional.
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ALL public schools, including those in Virginia,
were ordered to DESEGREGATE.
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Oliver W. Hill
Born in Richmond, Hill was an African American
lawyer who devoted his life to the fight for
civil rights
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He helped African American teachers earn equal
paychecks as white teachers
In 1954, Hill was part of the team that helped
win the Brown vs. Board of Education decision at
the Supreme Court!
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Oliver Hill even lived to see his 100th birthday!
Hill and his family got death threats and had a
cross burned on their front lawn, but he never
backed down
President Bill Clinton awarded Hill the
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999
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Ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in
1954
Oliver W. Hill
All public schools were ordered to
Brown v. Board of Education
Linda Browns dangerous walk to school brought
about this court case
Integrate
A lawyer who helped win the Brown v. BOE decision
Separate but Equal
Desegregate