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The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County The Need for Education Since the era of slavery, African Americans understood the need for literacy and education as a […]

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Consolidation Under Superintendent Edwin Broome, MCPS began to consolidate the colored elementary schools into larger, more central schools.  For example […]

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Secondary Education Prior to 1927, when the first high school for black students was built in Montgomery County, African Americans […]

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County The Process Integration actually began in the summer of 1955, when a few black students enrolled in summer school at […]

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Reactions  In 1954, the population of Montgomery County was only 6% black, with the majority living in long-established communities up-county.  […]

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County One Year Later                           Headlines from a series of […]

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Desegregation Declared The public school system was declared desegregated in 1961, although admittedly there were still several all-white schools.  Black […]

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Rosemary Hills The 1970s were a turbulent time in MCPS history.  A generally declining school-age population resulted in the closure […]

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Montgomery Blair High School  Montgomery Blair High School, originally the Takoma Park-Silver Spring High School, opened its Wayne Avenue building […]

The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Preserving School History Only a few of the old Rosenwald schools, and even fewer of the smaller one-room buildings, from […]