Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 was a huge decision made by the Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate publish schools for black and white students and denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional. This decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which permitted segregation. This ruling paved the way for integration and the civil rights movement. Brown v. Board of Education is among the most significant turning points in the development of this country. There were five cases that were combined under the Brown v. Board of Education. The five cases came from Kanas, North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware and Washington D.C. Each case called for the same leagal remedy, justice. In Topeka, Kansas, a black third-grader named Linda Brown had to walk one mile through a railroad switchyard to get to her black elementary school. Even though her house was only seven blocks away from a white elementary school. Linda's father, Oliver Brown, tried to enroll her in the white elementary school, but the principal of the school refused. This case was first filed in in 1951 but the battle was not won until 1954. The ideals expressed in Brown v. Board had inspired the dream of a society based on justice and racial equality.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-aftermath.html
http://brownvboard.org/summary/
http://www.nationalcenter.org/brown.html
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/early-civilrights/brown.html
this was a very good blog and touch base on a lot of facts about the brown vs. board of education. i see that we both have a lot in common and i also learn somethings that i was not aware of.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the civil rights movement and integration in society would have been delayed if it had not been for this ruling. Brown was not afraid to present the idea of racial equality and stand up for what he believed. He changed the course of our nation and it would not be what it is today with out him and the other members.
ReplyDeleteEbony, I like how you mentioned Plessy v Ferguson in your post. I also like how you said Brown v Board inspired the dream of society based on justice and equality. That was a very good point. Other than this, we have a lot of the same information in our blogs.
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