EEX3070 Module 1

First American School for the Deaf

Apr 18, 1817

In 1814, Mr. Hopkins Gallaudet met a deaf young lady. He traveled to Europe to learn about the art of deaf children and visited the work of a well-known deaf school in Paris, the Institut National de Jeunes Sourds. He then recruited a young deaf teacher to join him to come to the USA to establish the first permanent school for the deaf.
First American Deaf School

Brown V. Board of Education

May 17, 1954

The Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board, declared racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. It stands as a pivotal moment in US history. National Archives