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The Brown Quarterly

The Brown Quarterly is a curriculum newsletter designed for students and teachers to use in learning and teaching about the contributions and lives of the diverse groups that are part of U.S. History. The newsletter was published from 2003-2012.

This is an excellent resource for class essays, special projects or creating a diversity curriculum.

Read past issues online at the links below.

Copies can be obtained for $1 per copy. To request copies, contact brownfound@juno.com.

The Brown Quarterly Archives

Vol. 12, no. 2 (Winter 2011) — Special Issue: Civil War to Civil Rights
The Historic 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry | A Personal Perspective (E.D. Townsend) | Fort Scott National Historic Site Interprets the Valor of the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment | Civil War Sesquicentennial 2011-2015 | The Changing Roles of Women During the American Civil War | National Parks Relating to the History of the Civil War | Lasting Legacies of the Civil War | Teacher Talk: Teaching about the Civil War | Free Stuff | Book Nook | Upcoming Events

Vol. 12, no. 1 (Fall 2010) — Special Issue: National Parks During the Era of Segregation
'A Contradiction in Democratic government:' W. J. Trent, Jr. and the Struggle to Desegretate National Park Campgrounds | A Personal Perspective (Bob Deforrest and the African American Experience in National Parks) | The Meaning of Interpretation for the National Park Service and Goals for its National Parks | Pullout: National Parks that Interpret the History and Contributions of African Americans | National Parks that Interpret the History and Contributions of Alaska Natives, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders | Free Stuff | Book Nook | Upcoming Special Events at Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

Vol. 11, no. 2 (Winter 2010) — African American and Women's History Month Issue
President Truman Desegregates Armed Forces | A Personal Perspective (WWII: Tuskegee Airmen - Merill Ross) | Transcript of Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948) | Timeline of Events: January 1948-July 1948 | Rosie the Riveter | Anne Frank | Emmett Till | Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist (1911-1985) | The Case of Plessy v. Ferguson Established the Doctrine of "Separate But Equal" | Teacher Talk: Teaching About the Holocaust | Free Stuff | Book Nook | Winter 2010 Events & Exhibits at Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

Vol. 11, no. 1 (Fall 2009) — Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Issue
A Personal Perspective (Abraham Lincoln in His Own Words - The Gettysburg Address) | Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial: Inside the Legacy | Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Freedom | Read more about Them! - Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln | Frederick Douglass National Historic Site | Abraham Lincoln: A Timeline of Milestones in His Personal and Professional Life | Fighting Against the Stronghold of Slavery: Nat Turner | John Brown's Anti-Slavery Mission | The National Parks: America's Best Idea (PBS series) | Teacher Talk: Lesson Plans and Curriculum about Abraham Lincoln's Bicentennial | Free Stuff | Book Nook | Fall 2009 Events & Exhibits at Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

Vol. 10, no. 2 (Winter 2009) — African American and Women's History Month Issue
Sculpture Honoring Virginia's Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement (Virginia Capitol Square Civil Rights Memorial) | A Personal Perspective (Rowena Sanders Rest Stop Dedicated) | How a Band of High School Students Influenced Desegregation (by Peter McCormick) | Center Section: Kansas School Cases before Brown v. Board of Education, 1881-1949 | About the Artist Stanley Bleifeld | Quilting African American Women’s History: Our Challenges, Creativity and Champions | Teacher Talk: Big Read Program Hosted in Topeka and Shawnee County in February 2009 (To Kill A Mockingbird) | Free Stuff | Book Nook | Spring 2009 Events & Exhibits at Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

Vol. 10, no. 1 (Fall 2008) — Hispanic and American Indian Heritage Issue
Race and the American Creed | We Are a People of Our Own: The Black Seminoles | A Personal Perspective (Teresa Cuevas and Lewis J. Johnson) | Mosaic America: Patterns of Racism (by Ida Hickerson) | Center Section: "I will support and defend... — Timeline of Milestones in Federal Politics | Living Up to the Size of His Dreams: Jacoby Ellsbury (by Salena Strate) | Writers Focus on Midwest Latinos (by Christina M. Woods) | Teacher Talk: Teaching Hispanic and American Indian Heritage Months | Book Nook | Fall 2008 Events & Exhibits at Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

Vol. 9, no. 2 (Winter 2008) — Martin Luther King, Jr. Issue
A Personal Perspective: Why We Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. (Dr. Dorothy Cotton) | Book Excerpt: If Your Back's Not Bent | King: The Legacy | Bloodshed in Selma | Brown v. Board's Pivotal Role in the Civil Rights Movement | Teacher Talk: Bring King's Life into Your Classroom | Free Stuff | Book Nook | Spring 2008 Events and Exhibits at Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

Vol. 9, no. 1 (Fall 2007) — Little Rock Nine 50th Anniversary Issue
Crisis at Central High School | The Little Rock Nine Today | Little Rock Timeline | An Unprecedented Clash of Power | Peaceful Integration in Arkansas | Commemorative Coins Issued | Resources for Teachers: Free Stuff; Teacher Talk; Book Nook

Vol. 7, no. 2 (Spring 2006) — Holocaust Commemoration / Women's History Month
Varian Fry: Assignment Rescue, 1940-41 | Personal Perspective (Andy Hollinger) | Make a Difference: Help Refugees From Around the World | Stories of Courage: Irena Sendler | Uniontown Students Present "Life in a Jar" | Zora Neale Hurtson and Me | The Big Read | Zora Neale Hurston | Women Who Made a Difference: Gwendolyn Brooks; Delores Huerta; Sacagawea; Amaris Howard | Other Resources | Teacher Talk: Teaching about the Holocaust | Spring 2006 Events & Exhibits

Vol. 6, no. 4 (Spring 2005) — 50th Anniversary Commemorative Issue
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Grand Opening | Personal Perspective (Cheryl Brown Henderson) | Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Exhibits | The Kansas Road to Brown v. Board | Western National Parks Association Bookstore | Teacher Talk: Consider a Play Reading of Now Let Me Fly | Grand Opening Commemoration Program Speakers

Vol. 6, no. 3 (Fall 2004) — Hispanic Heritage Issue
Mendez v. Westminster | Personal Perspective (Dennis A. Vasquez) | More than 50 readings of Now Let Me Fly scheduled across the Nation | Playwright explains how experience helps her craft | A Nation Acts: Play Readings of Now Let Me Fly | Teacher Talk: Curriculm Matrix Strength Through Diversity | Film: The Road to Brown | Glossary of Terms for Studying the Brown & Mendez Cases | Brown v. Board of Education Commemorative Poster

Vol. 6, no. 2 (Spring 2004) — 50th Anniversary Issue
Grand Opening of Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site | Personal Perspective (Eleanor Bell) | Thurgood Marshall | Remembering Lucinda Todd | Oliver L. Brown Distinguished Visiting Professor for Diversity Issues | Using the Internet | Teacher Talk: Take part in A Nation Acts: A play reading of Now Let Me Fly | Brown v. Board NHS Grand Opening and 50th Anniversary

Vol. 3, no. 2 (Fall 1999) — Mexican American Heritage Issue
Mexican American Immigration in Kansas | A Latino Perspective: The Impact of Brown v. Board of Education | Mexican American Immigration in Topeka | Bibliography of Latino Books | Researcher seeks descendants of Dunlap Academy students / Exhibits & Resources from KSHS | Book Nook | Teachers Talk

Vol. 2, no. 4 (Winter 1999) — Native American Issue
Crazy Horse: Sculptor Designs Towering Memorial to Sioux Hero | Books for Kids | Crazy Horse: Story of a Brave Sioux Leader | Book Nook | Books About Native Americans | The Color of Life (Teachers Talk) | Pre-15th Century Sinaguan Culture Thrived in Arizona