Board vs Brown

1500 Words3 Pages

J. Mercado

Political Science 110

31035

5/11/2012

Question A

Still seeking the Victory in Brown vs. Board of Education

This paper will cover information regarding the case of Board vs. Brown which began in 1951. Throughout my findings I will go through the differences of the case and things that up to this day remain the same. Before Brown vs. Board the case that set the tone was Plessy vs. Ferguson which allowed for racial segregation within the school districts. This case allowed for blacks and whites to be treated equal as long as they were in separate facilities. Brown vs. Board began when thirteen African American parents tried to enroll their children in the local white’s only school. This was done with the intention of having their kids attend a school that was closer to home. Even though this case was filed in the year 1951 it took about three years after to settle in the favor of Brown and the rest of the parents in the lawsuit. The lawsuit filed by the parents wanted for school districts to reserve the policy established on racial segregation. In the State of Kansas law the board of education had a law which was passed in 1879 that allowed for separate schools among colored people. This included a completely separate elementary school and facilities for all blacks and all white students.

Brown vs. Board of Education was focused entirely on Racial Separation along with the Fourteenth Amendment. Although the fourteenth amendment wasn’t violated it stated that no state shall deny to any person the equal protection of the laws. Even though the 14th amendment was set there were inaccuracies that were able to be held down in the court room. Black Americans felt they weren’t getting equal opportunities, e...

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...ve around our country today? As we as a society continue to segregate ourselves from races, society, and cultures.

Work Cited

• Sabrina Zirkel, “50 Years after Brown v. Board of Education: The promise and Challenge of Multicultural Education”, Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 60 No.1, 2004 pp 1-15

• Brown Henderson, Cheryl, "The Legacy of Brown Forty Six Years Later." Washburn Law Journal, September 20, 2000

• Alvin Peabody, "The Education Of Black America: 40 Years Later 1954 Decision Seen As". Washington Informer, 05-25-1994, pp PG.

• Amanda Caracci, "Brown Details Experience in Landmark Case in South Carolina Speech"., University Wire, 02-19-1999.

• Neal Devins, “What Brown Teaches us about the Rehnquist Courts” APSA April 2004

• Derrick A. Bell, “Comments from the Contributors,” in What Brown v. Board of Education Should Have Said, ed. Balkin, 206

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