Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Background:
Then: On May 17, 1954 in Washington, D.C., Oliver Brown enrolled his daughter, Linda, in an all white elementary school located near their house. The school denied to accept Linda in to the public school because of her race. Brown know that this was unfair treatment that violated the Fourteenth Amendment of equal protection clause. Brown, along with other African-American parents, sued the Topeka school district with the help of the NAACP.
Then: On May 17, 1954 in Washington, D.C., Oliver Brown enrolled his daughter, Linda, in an all white elementary school located near their house. The school denied to accept Linda in to the public school because of her race. Brown know that this was unfair treatment that violated the Fourteenth Amendment of equal protection clause. Brown, along with other African-American parents, sued the Topeka school district with the help of the NAACP.
Primary Source:
Previous to this statement, the Court's final decision was on the Brown v. Board of Education was "separate but equal" meaning that minorities will still have to attend different schools and use other public facilities because of their skin color. This is unjust and people, Caucasian and African-American, were suing the Board of Education in many different states to revise their decision. The Court did indeed hold a different anonymous vote session. This was a statement written by Senator Harry F. Byrd on May 17, 1954 about the Supreme Court's revised decision on abolishing segregation in the public school system. This document was released to the public stating , "The Supreme Court reversed its previous decision directing 'separate by equal' facilities for the education of both races. Nothing now remains for the Supreme court to do except to determine the effective date and the method the application if its decision."
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http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr007.html
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http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr007.html
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Impact from the Case:
Since Brown sued the Board of Education, it brought attention to the issue that whites and black were not equal just because of there skin color. This case was highly publicized in newspapers and in magazines. The Board of Education case was responsible for starting the movement of ending segregation for all, no matter the person's race. Today, African Americans are able to freely vote without any restrictions as well as use the same public facilities as white people.
Since Brown sued the Board of Education, it brought attention to the issue that whites and black were not equal just because of there skin color. This case was highly publicized in newspapers and in magazines. The Board of Education case was responsible for starting the movement of ending segregation for all, no matter the person's race. Today, African Americans are able to freely vote without any restrictions as well as use the same public facilities as white people.
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