Teenage Hero: Reaching for the Moon: 79

In which Carla learns that the most important Supreme Court case of the civil rights movement was brought about by a sixteen-year-old in her state...and an entire county in her state shut down public school rather than integrate.Marked explicit for racism and racist violence.Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permissionMy history teacher, Mr. Curtis: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/goodbye-my-friend-for-now/Referenced episodes: 9: Family Trees: https://www.theremightbecupcakes.com/episode-9-family-trees/Sources and recommended reading:Something Needs to Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, A Virginia Town, and a Civil Rights Battle by Kristin Green https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780062268686Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 by Taylor Branch https://bookshop.org/a/6560/978067168742714th Amendment: https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv, https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fourteenth-amendment5th Amendment: https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fifth_amendmentPlessy v. Ferguson: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Plessy_v._FergusonR. R. Moton HS/Museum: https://www.nps.gov/places/virginia-robert-russa-moton-high-school.htmhttps://motonmuseum.orgReverend Vernon Johns and Reverend Martin Luther King: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/johns-vernonBarbara Rose Johns: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Rose_JohnsDavis v. County Board of Education of Prince Edward County: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_v._County_School_Board_of_Prince_Edward_CountyBrown v. Board of Education: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_EducationSavage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools by Jonathan Kozol https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780770435684The Stanley Plan: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_PlanThe Brown Scholarship—how to apply: http://brownscholarship.virginia.govHow to Support Cupcakes:Substack: http://theremightbecupcakes.substack.com, 75% paid subscription discount for Patreon subscribersAudible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004RCare/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw and enter code CUPCAKES at checkoutPatreon: https://patreon.com/theremightbecupcakesand please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes.Where to Find Cupcakes:Substack: http://theremightbecupcakes.substack.comPatreon: http://patreon.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakesFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakesTwitter: @mightbecupcakesInstagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahauntedReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremightbecupcakesGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/804047-there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast-groupContact: [email protected] list of ways to listen to the podcast on the sidebar at http://theremightbecupcakes.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.