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Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
Offsite Programs

The Education Department has several programs available which can be presented at your school. For more information about any of these programs, please contact the Education Department by phone at (785) 354-4273 x247 or by email by clicking here.

Ranger Visit
A park ranger can travel to your school to give a presentation on several topics, including the Brown v. Board of Education case, African American history and the National Park Service.

Trunk Programs
A park ranger can travel to your school to present the two trunk programs, Jacks, Jump Ropes and Marbles and History Hunters. Please click here for more information on these programs.

Scavenger Hunts
The activity sheets created by the Education Department to be used with a field trip to the site can also be used in the classroom with internet access. Please click here for more information on these activity sheets.

Distance Learning
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site has equipment which allows us to connect to your school using videoconferencing equipment connected over the internet. 

eField Trips
An electronic field trip is available at the following website, www.efieldtrips.org/BrownvBoard. This program is a virtual visit to the story of Brown v. Board of Education, not a virtual tour of the site. 

 

Plessy v. Ferguson court document  

Did You Know?
In 1896 the U.S. Supreme Court institutionalized the “separate but equal” policy with the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.--Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
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Last Updated: September 26, 2007 at 12:31 EST