Argumentative Essay On Brown V. Board Of Education

Brown v. Board of Education, which was the 1954 Supreme Court decision ordering America’s public schools to be desegregated, has become one of the most time-honored decisions in American constitutional law, and in American history as a whole. Brown has redefined the meaning of equality of opportunity, it established a principle that all children have a constitutional right to attend school without discrimination. With time, the principles of equality that were established, because of the Brown trial, extended beyond desegregation to disability, sexuality, bilingual education, gender, the children of undocumented immigrants, and related issues of civil equality. The Brown decision has generated numerous writings that are used to understand the meaning of the decision; Brown v. Board of Education,

In 1896, the Supreme Court decided in the Plessy v. Ferguson trial, that “separate but equal” schools for blacks and whites did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment. Eventually, “separate but equal” became an aspect of American life. He also uses his view points to help describe the San Antonio v. Rodriguez case, which had the potential to revolutionize funding in public schools. The decision of San Antonio v. Rodriguez could have helped the United States take a step towards social and racial equality in America. Patterson shows that the upper middle class whites supported this racial equality, as long as it was cost free, and as long as it did not take away from their own kid’s education. However, the Supreme Court did not agree with Rodriguez and it was ruled 5-4, meaning that education will continue to be controlled locally. As Rodriguez’ trial decision was made clear, the topic of desegregation in schools became a more complex topic, especially once it moved out of the south; due to the fact that many northerners were opposed to