The Brown Vs Board of Education was a desegregation supreme court case in 1951. Brown was a parent of an African American student who lived right next to a school but instead he had to drive her across town to an African American school. He felt that it was unfair that African Americans and Caucasians could not attend to the same school so he took his case to court. Before this the supreme court declared desegregation unconstitutional but hearing Brown's case they decided to banned segregation in schools. This case affected us and African Americans because it changed the education. For middle and elementary schools an average African American student attends a school with that is has 54% African Americans, 31% white, 11% Hispanic, and 3% Asians, there are so many more African Americans in schools today and they are getting a better education.
The Brown v Board of Education decision in 1954 was a landmark Supreme Court ruling that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. This decision had a profound impact on the United States as it challenged the legal basis for segregation and set the stage for desegregation efforts throughout the country. It was a significant step in the Civil Rights Movement and helped pave the way for greater equality and integration in American society.
In Brown v. Board of Education, (1954) the Supreme Court held racial segregation in public school education is unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause.Case Citation:Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)
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Abolished segregation in schools
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)The Fourteenth Amendment, specifically the Equal Protection ClauseFor more information, see Related Questions, below
The US Supreme Court heard Brown v. Board of Education,(1954) under its appellate jurisdiction.
The US Supreme Court declared segregation in pubic schools unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education, (1954), and ordered the schools integrated in Brown v. Board of Education II, (1955).
In Brown v. Board of Education, (1954), the US Supreme Court concluded that "separate but equal was inherently unequal," and declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.The Court ordered schools integrated in Brown v. Board of Education II, (1955).
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