States were unlikely to want to spend money to make black schools equal.
States were unlikely to want to spend money to make black schools equal.
law schools
The NAACP organized lawsuits to end "separate but equal." The landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954 was funded and organized by the NAACP after the Topeka chapter of the NAACP decided that that particular case would be most likely to reach a favorable conclusion in the US Supreme Court.
bringing lawsuites
They attempted to help them by desegregating public areas and also schools.
They attempted to help them by desegregating public areas and also schools.
The NAACP fought segregation in schools primarily through legal challenges, most notably the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, which ultimately led to the Supreme Court's ruling that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. They organized grassroots campaigns, mobilized communities, and provided legal resources to support families challenging discriminatory practices. Additionally, the NAACP worked to raise public awareness about the injustices of segregation, advocating for equal educational opportunities for African American students.
The case of Brown v Board of Education in Topeka Kansas resolved the issue of spereate but equal schools by overturning Plessy v Ferguson ruling, and allowing blacks and whites to go to the same schools.
The NAACP was founded in 1909
The NAACP argued that segregated schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. They contended that segregation denied African American students equal educational opportunities, thereby infringing upon their rights. This legal stance was pivotal in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, where the Supreme Court ultimately ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
The NAACP took place in 1960