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Policy, Poetry, & Primary Sources

These secondary lessons are a perfect way to gain deeper understanding of landmark cases and the impact those rulings had on current and future generations.

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Introduction Lesson

Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Executive Order 9066

Korematsu v. U.S. (1944)

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

Conclusion Lesson

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These lessons are sponsored in part by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Southern Region at Middle Tennessee State University. Content created & featured in partnership with the TPS Southern Region does not indicate an endorsement by the Library of Congress.