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Chronological Reasoning and Causation

School Zoning and Segregation

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  1. Load Letter. Frances P. Higgins to Francis Spaulding, Commissioner of Education regarding the Hempstead School Segregation Case in Main Image Viewer
  2. Load Letter. Frances P. Higgins to Francis Spaulding, Commissioner of Education regarding the Hempstead School Segregation Case in Main Image Viewer
  3. Load Map of Hempstead showing School Boundaries in Main Image Viewer
  4. Load Decision Issued by the New York State Commissioner of Education in the Hempstead Case in Main Image Viewer
  5. Load Decision Issued by the New York State Commissioner of Education in the Hempstead Case in Main Image Viewer
  6. Load Decision Issued by the New York State Commissioner of Education in the Hempstead Case in Main Image Viewer
  7. Load Letter from A. Hempstead Rooter to the New York State Department of Education regarding the Hempstead Case in Main Image Viewer
  8. Load Telegram from Leora Williams to the State Board of Education regarding the Hempstead Case in Main Image Viewer
  9. Load Letter from Thurgood Marshall to Commission of Education requesting information about a segregation issue in Hempstead in Main Image Viewer
  10. Load Newspaper Article. L.I. Mothers Teach Jimcrowed Kids in Main Image Viewer
  11. Load Telegram from Henry Doliner, Executive Secretary of the American Labor Party, to Charles A. Brind, Jr., Counsel for the New York State Department of Education in Main Image Viewer
  12. Load Telegram from Henry Doliner, Executive Secretary of the American Labor Party, to Charles A. Brind, Jr., Counsel for the New York State Department of Education in Main Image Viewer
  13. Load Study of School Zoning in Hempstead in Main Image Viewer
  14. Load Study of School Zoning in Hempstead in Main Image Viewer

Suggested Teaching Instructions

For a brief history of school desgregation in Hempstead, NY visit:
https://casetext.com/case/branche-v-board-of-education-of-town-of-hempstead

Curriculum Connections
11.10 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE/DOMESTIC ISSUES (1945 – present): Racial, gender, and socioeconomic inequalities were addressed by individuals, groups, and organizations. Varying political philosophies prompted debates over the role of the federal government in regulating the economy and providing a social safety net.
(Standards: 1, 4, 5; Themes: ID, TCC, SOC, GOV, CIV, ECO)
11.10a After World War II, long-term demands for equality by African Americans led to the civil rights movement. The efforts of individuals, groups, and institutions helped to redefine African American civil rights, though numerous issues remain unresolved.
Students will examine the role of groups such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the movement, their goals and strategies, and major contributions.

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