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Here's How the 'Brown' Decision Impacted Black Teachers

Written by Joshua I. Stewart | May 17, 2022 8:17:24 PM

To close Black History Month 2020, brightbeam CEO Chris Stewart took to a Twitter thread to share some history on the Black teaching force in America.

Specifically, the unintended consequences of the landmark supreme court case Brown v. Board of Education, and how the decision drastically impacted what was, at the time, a considerable class of African American teachers.

On this, the 68th Anniversary of Brown v. the Board of Education, dig into the thread below and learn something new about the history of Black educators: