Brown v. Board Case Study

In this worksheet, students explore the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case and its impact on desegregation in U.S. schools. The passage describes the legal challenge led by Oliver Brown, Thurgood Marshall’s arguments, and the Supreme Court’s final unanimous ruling. Students answer comprehension questions that examine the 14th Amendment, the Court’s reasoning, and the decision’s limitations. This activity reinforces civic literacy, historical reasoning, and evidence-based interpretation.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Social Studies – U.S. History: Civil Rights and Supreme Court Cases

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension: Informational Text

Social Studies – Legal Reasoning and the Constitution

English Language Arts – Evidence-Based Questioning

This worksheet is part of our Brown v. Board of Education collection.