PLESSY V. FERGUSON (1896) FOR TEACHERS

• Lesson Plan
• The Winner Is (Bracket)
• Court Case Study Master [PDF]
• Mix and Match Cards
• Teacher Notes

RESOURCES

• The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
• Our Documents — Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
• PBS.org — Supreme Court History: The First Hundred Years
• Teachers’ Domain — Plessy v. Ferguson
• State Bar of Texas LRE Website
• Texas Young Lawyers Association
• Texas Citizen Bee

11th Grade U.S. History Standards:

US.9J  The student is expected to describe how Sweatt v. Painter and Brown v. Board of Education played a role in protecting the rights of the minority during the civil rights movement.

US.20A  The student is expected to analyze the effects of landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions, including Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Hernandez v. Texas, Tinker v. Des Moines, and Wisconsin v. Yoder.