For Educators:

Explore lesson plans and other educational resources about Briggs v. Elliott, Summerton, and school desegregation from the Center for Civil Rights History and Research, KnowItAll, SCETV, the National Park Service, and more.

Learn about Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park and the sites associated with the five cases: Briggs v. Elliott, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, Belton (Bulah) v. Gebhart, and Bolling v. Sharpe.


For Researchers:

For a more in-depth list of sources, please visit: https://www.zotero.org/groups/5704296/briggs_v._elliott/library.


Acknowledgements and Contributors

Dr. Emily Cochran

Dr. Ron Cox

Dr. Bobby Donaldson

Graham Duncan

Dr. Jill Found

Dr. Chris Frear

Jennifer Melton

Dr. Matthew Simmons

Rebekah Turnmire

Rachel Young

Thank you to the University of South Carolina Office of the Vice President for Research for its support of this project through the ASPIRE grant program and the National Park Service for its ongoing support of the work of the Center for Civil Rights History and Research. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this digital exhibit are those of the Center and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of South Carolina or the Department of the Interior.

Many thanks to the following archives, repositories, and institutions:

  • Chicago Historical Society
  • Behind the Veil Oral History Project, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University
  • Library of Congress
  • National Archives and Records Administration
  • Richland Library
  • South Carolina Department of Archives and History
  • Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Historical Newspapers of South Carolina, University of South Carolina, Columbia
  • Institute for Southern Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia
  • Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia
  • South Carolina Political Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia
  • South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia