Brown V. Board of EducationBy: Jorey Scott, Abigail Carpenter

The Supreme Court Brown V. Board of Education is one of the

greatest unanimous supreme Court decisionsThey concluded that segregation in public

schools violated the 14th amendment

The IssueSegregation in schools was an issue because

it created an environment that let to the best schools being used by the ethnic majority leaving less successful schools for minorities

People that promoted the segregation of schools were attempting to continue the racial inequality within the United States.

Socializing children at young ages also helped desegregate other public facilities by altering attitudes

Plessy V. Ferguson (1896)Plessey V. Ferguson

was a supreme court decision that decided that black and white segregation was legal as long as the facilities were equal.

This led to the popular policy of the time “separate but equal”

Civil rights movement In the early 1950’s the NAACP (National

Association for the Advancement of Colored People). advocated for desegregation of public schools.

The NAACP had a total of 5 cases sent to the Supreme Court with the intentions of desegregation however they were all consolidated as Oliver Brown et al. v. the Board of Education of Topeka

The DecisionJune 1953: Justices find themselves deeply divided on the

issue. Decide to rehear the case in December of 1953During the intervention, Chief Justice Fred Vinson died, in

which he was replaced by Gov. Earl Warren of California. Chief Warren was able to

bring all the justices to agree

to support a unanimous decision

declaring segregation in public

Schools unconstitutional.

Postliminary Actions Expecting opposition from southern states, the

court held back on enforcing the law immediately.

Instead, They asked the attorney generals of all the states with segregated public schools to submit plans on how to proceed with the desegregation of the schools.

May 31st 1955, the Justices Handed down a plan to proceed with desegregation with “all deliberate speed.”

Resistance to ChangeThe Ruling of Brown V.

Education was met with much resistance.

Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus’ ordered his national guard unit to block the admission of nine African American students to Little Rock High School in 1957. This resulted with President Eisenhower sending U.S. troops to protect the students

Enforcing school segregation continued to be an issue through the late 70’s

Schools were even threatened with funding termination if they didn’t cooperate with integration

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Impact on DemocracyThis court decision was intended to create a

more equal playing field for minorities and decrease racism through integrating young people in a learning environment.

Having an educated diverse population is key to a successful democracy

Protecting the minorities basic rights is a staple of American Democracy

Movements Inspired by

Brown V. BoardCatalyst for the civil rights as well as the

women's movement Led to the desegregation of the US military Paved the way for the black middle class to

develop entrepreneurially which were strictly restricted before the case

Was designed for schools but created openings to challenge racial barriers

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