Brown v. Board of Education
On May 17, 1954, the U.S Supreme Court ended the "separate but equal" doctrine stating, "Separate education facilities are inherently unequal." The court case came about during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950's. Although white and black schools were in the same district they were not equal learning facilities. In Topeka, Kansas, there were 18 schools for white students and only four for black students. Linda Brown, a seven year old grade school student, had to attend school on the other side of Topeka, Kansa. While a public school was only 7 blocks away from her house. Her dad, Oliver Brown, tried to enroll her in the white publi
Finally in 1951 the NAACP requested an injunction to forbid the segregation of schools in Topeka's public schools. The 14th amendment which was ratified on July 9, 1868, gave "equal protection" to all citizens. S District Court for the District of Kansa from June 25 to 26 1951. After the defeat at the district court they appealed to the U. It would not be until December 7, 1953 that the court again would take on the case. The Topeka Board of Education's defense was that having segregated schools would help the black children get use to the segregation they would face in adulthood. c school, but the principal denied her entry. After many attempts of enrolling her in he finally went to McKinley Burnett head of Topeka's NAACP branch. The NAACP's argument was that segregation in public schools made black children feel inferior to white children. Ferguson case so they felt compelled to rule against the NAACP. They also argued that having segregated schools violated the 14th amendment. Their case was combined with other cases that were also fighting against segregation in the State of South Carolina, Virginia, and Delaware. The court agreed that segregation was a detrimental effect on colored children.
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