Historically Underserved Essay

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Community of Historically Underserved Students

Introduction
If a particular group exhibits a consistent and measurable likeness due to the absence of racial integration, does it implicitly categorize their group (and subsequently the individuals therein) as being discriminatory in nature? Groups who raise this question are scrutinized within the public sphere and within the judicial system on account of how difficult it has been for America to end segregation and discrimination. The question as to if such separation truly creates disparity or inequality among groups of individuals within various aspects of society has already been answered.

Definition of Community.
Social Science defines the term “community” as a group of individuals …show more content…

The quality of education made available to them was not equal to that of Caucasian population at that time. For example, it was noted that because segregated schools in KS were underfunded, the students were not being provided adequate textbooks and instructional materials; thus, Marshall argued that access to an equal education was being denied to said students. At the time, his argument served to demonstrate how African American students were becoming the historically underserved minority group we know them as today. But still, the writ of certiorari which led to the Plessy Decision in favor of the “separate, but equal” principle was cited in four of the five cases [x]. The constitutionality of state-enforced segregation held on account of how the states of SC, KS, VA, DE were providing “equal” facilities for both races. When the NCAA appealed this ruling, Marshall argued that “equality within public institutions would never be attained on the premise of segregation” [x]; Brown v. Board of Education was heard again by the Justices after Chief Justice Warren was appointed. The “separate but equal” principle was thrown out and segregation in public schools was “unanimously” ruled as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause, thus being …show more content…

Despite the fact that this case is historically considered as ground-breaking by many civil rights organizations, it soon became evident that the continued protection of minority rights against overt and surreptitious social (and institutional) discrimination would require additional

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