Process Paper
When selecting our topic we were initially interested in the Civil Rights Movement, but wanted to avoid widely known topics. We then looked at some choices from our teacher. As we explored the Civil Rights movement, we found Brown v Board of Education, which included our interest in teaching and schooling. Once we chose our topic, we had to decide whether we were going to focus on the case or the road to Brown.
We began our research by doing Google searches to find background information on our topic. Next, we went to the Luther College Library and found books and newspaper articles. We sought out some local experts to interview including professors, museum curators, lawyers, people who lived with segregation, and the president of Kentucky’s NAACP. When we were searching online, found some primary interviews we could use. We spent time in libraries looking for books on Jim Crow, Plessy v Ferguson, and the Brown v Board of Education case itself. We found books at the public library and the Luther Library, which we returned to many times. We also conducted our own doll test with children at our school, and examined the differences between the results we received and the results of the original doll test. After we advanced to state, we researched more, and conducted more interviews to display on site. After advancing to nationals we polished our site, conducted more interviews and videos. We tried multiple times before the regional contest, state, and nationals, to contact Linda Brown. We asked multiple museums, but were not able to contact her for interviews.
We chose our category by looking at the information we had. We decided a website would display our topic most clearly. After advancing to state and nationals, we made changes on our site. We re-interviewed our experts in person or over the phone which allowed us to put part of their interviews on our site. We also changed some of the videos, updated the content, and re-organized multiple of our website pages.
The issues argued in Brown v Board of Education reflects the theme of Rights and Responsibilities by being a prominent reminder of the right of equal education for all. Oliver Brown felt that it was his responsibility to prove that your skin color should not determine the quality of your education. Although it took years to reform, it pointed out the discrimination towards blacks in society. When blacks went to all-black schools, there were fewer resources available, the teachers were not as well educated, and the conditions of the school buildings were mediocre. Because blacks had less education, it proved to be more difficult to find a satisfying job. Everyone involved in this case had a responsibility to ensure the right for an equal education for all students and allow them equal conditions. The Supreme Court had the responsibility to avoid favoring one group’s rights over the other, but rather to ensure equal educational opportunities for all students, black or white.
We began our research by doing Google searches to find background information on our topic. Next, we went to the Luther College Library and found books and newspaper articles. We sought out some local experts to interview including professors, museum curators, lawyers, people who lived with segregation, and the president of Kentucky’s NAACP. When we were searching online, found some primary interviews we could use. We spent time in libraries looking for books on Jim Crow, Plessy v Ferguson, and the Brown v Board of Education case itself. We found books at the public library and the Luther Library, which we returned to many times. We also conducted our own doll test with children at our school, and examined the differences between the results we received and the results of the original doll test. After we advanced to state, we researched more, and conducted more interviews to display on site. After advancing to nationals we polished our site, conducted more interviews and videos. We tried multiple times before the regional contest, state, and nationals, to contact Linda Brown. We asked multiple museums, but were not able to contact her for interviews.
We chose our category by looking at the information we had. We decided a website would display our topic most clearly. After advancing to state and nationals, we made changes on our site. We re-interviewed our experts in person or over the phone which allowed us to put part of their interviews on our site. We also changed some of the videos, updated the content, and re-organized multiple of our website pages.
The issues argued in Brown v Board of Education reflects the theme of Rights and Responsibilities by being a prominent reminder of the right of equal education for all. Oliver Brown felt that it was his responsibility to prove that your skin color should not determine the quality of your education. Although it took years to reform, it pointed out the discrimination towards blacks in society. When blacks went to all-black schools, there were fewer resources available, the teachers were not as well educated, and the conditions of the school buildings were mediocre. Because blacks had less education, it proved to be more difficult to find a satisfying job. Everyone involved in this case had a responsibility to ensure the right for an equal education for all students and allow them equal conditions. The Supreme Court had the responsibility to avoid favoring one group’s rights over the other, but rather to ensure equal educational opportunities for all students, black or white.