Title: The first step
Description: In 1847, a young African American girl named Sarah Roberts was attending a school in Boston. Then one day she was told she could never come back. She didn't belong. The Otis School was for white children only. Sarah deserved an equal education, and the Roberts family fought for change. They made history. Roberts v. City of Boston was the first case challenging our legal system to outlaw segregated schools. It was the first time an African American lawyer argued in a supreme court.
Subjects: Education, Discrimination in education, Segregation in education, Law and legislation, Juvenile literature, African Americans, African americans, education, Education, juvenile literature, African americans, juvenile literature, Massachusetts, juvenile literature, Trials, litigation, Legal status, laws, Trials
Places: Boston, Massachusetts
People: Sarah C. Roberts (1844-), Sarah C. Roberts (1844)