Brown V. Board of Education by Emily Evans

The Brown v. Board of Education

emilyevans2023_ — 2023-12-13 03:25:22 UTC

Brown V. Board of education was a case that made the law "separate but equal" unconstitutional in the United States. This court case was a defining moment in civil rights history because it made such a huge impact for many generations to come.

Brown v. Board of Education

emilyevans2023_ — 2023-12-13 03:29:40 UTC

Olivia Brown filed a lawsuit due to the denied admission of white school closer to her house. She argued that it denied the 14th amendment's equal protection clause.

Brown v. Board of Education

emilyevans2023_ — 2023-12-13 03:33:37 UTC

This case led to the start of desegregation to all schools in the U.S. Prior to the ruling, children like Olivia, were denied access to white schools in Topeka, Kansas, due to the Plessy v. Ferguson case which states the facilities could be separate but of equal equality. The Brown v. Board of education case argued against it and ultimately won.

Brown v. Board of Education

emilyevans2023_ — 2023-12-13 03:35:54 UTC

The vote in the court was unanimous in the ruling that segregation in public schools violated the 14th amendments equal protection clause. This was one of the first major movements leading towards the desegregation of the U.S.

Brown v. Board of Education

emilyevans2023_ — 2023-12-13 03:38:35 UTC

The case lasted five years before it finally made it to the supreme court. There was actually five other cases that also made the court realize exactly what was happening to the children that were not allowed to attend white schools.

Brown v. Board of Education

emilyevans2023_ — 2023-12-13 03:41:49 UTC

This case showed that while the facilities may be equal, the education between the two schools was not, and African-American children were being educationally deprived.

Brown v. Board of Education

emilyevans2023_ — 2023-12-13 03:48:12 UTC

Now, the Brown v. Board of Education case was 65 years ago, and the states still struggle with the equality of education. Many schools still struggle with attendance, and disciplinary actions with the African American community over their white peers. Many African American students are still underrepresented.

Brown v. Board of Education

emilyevans2023_ — 2023-12-13 03:50:17 UTC

This article contains a timeline of the events took place that brought Brown v. Board of Education to light.

Essay

emilyevans2023_ — 2023-12-13 03:54:50 UTC

Overall, the Brown v. Board of Education made strides in the history of education because it desegregated the schools. This gave many African American students the rights to a better education, and a school closer to home. While they weren't welcomed to the schools at first, especially in the south, it was a great step in the Civil Rights Movement. Without the Brown v. Board of Education case, schooling would most likely not be what it is today. Even though many school still struggle to represent the African American community, it is still way better than what it used to be. This case made it possible for children for generations to come to be able to access a good education and go one to really make something of themselves, whereas that might not have been the case before the court ruled the Plessy v. Ferguson case unconstitutional.