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Americana

Look at the picture on the cover of "Warriors Don't Cry." Learn more about this famous painting and the artist who created it.

The Fifties

Research the decade of the 1950s. What are the important events and developments?

Who is Horace Mann?

Before integration, Melba and her friends attend a school called Horace Mann. There are schools named after Horace Mann throughout the U.S. Who was Horace Mann, and why is his name associated with education?

Brown v. Board of Education

On May 17, 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the case, "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas." Compare newspaper headlines for the following day from different regions in the country.

Central High School Memory Project

Little Rock's Central High School is still a public high school. Do an internet search to locate the high school and then click on the Memory Project. Look...

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