Primary Source Analysis – Brown Decision Answer Key

This worksheet provides students with an excerpt from Chief Justice Earl Warren’s Brown v. Board of Education opinion. Learners analyze tone, purpose, and key phrases such as “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” Through guided questions, students practice identifying meaning, tone, and constitutional principles within a primary source. The exercise develops reading comprehension and civic understanding.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Primary Source Reading and Interpretation

Social Studies – U.S. Government and Supreme Court Decisions

English Language Arts – Tone and Purpose Analysis

Social Studies – Constitutional Principles and Equal Protection

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