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Special Performance on Fight for School Desegregation
In 1954, the Supreme Court invalidated school segregation in the famous Brown v. Board of Education case. In this special episode, the ETT Team performs a play showing the real struggle to desegregate the public schools. Thurgood Marshall, Charles Houston as well as parents, children, and activists fought hard for equality in education--and this play shows their struggles, hardships, and ultimate victory. Join the team for this special episode in honour of Black History Month. Sit back and learn the real history as well as the current state of segregation in American schools.
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