Prior to this broader case, Barbara Rose Johns Powell led an equal education strike at R. R. Moton High School after tar paper shacks were erected for extra classroom space. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this landmark decision which ruled that public schools could not racially segregate per the Equal Protection Clause, thus overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.
ANSWER: Brown v. Board of Education [or Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka; or Brown I]
[10m] Protestors led by Powell shouted “Down with tar-paper shacks” in this state. Harry F. Byrd resisted the Brown v. Board decision in this state through “massive resistance.”
ANSWER: Virginia [or VA]
[10h] Despite the efforts of Powell, this plan, named for a governor of Virginia in the 1950s, attempted to protect racial segregation in public schools and reduce the power of Virginia’s NAACP chapter.
ANSWER: Stanley Plan
<NS, American History>