segregation of public schools
Abolished segregation in schools
constitutionality of segregation in public schools
To reverse the Board of Education of the City of Topeka, Kansas's policy of racial segregation.
She Fought Against Segregation
it ended the legal segregation of the races in america.
Brown v. Board of Education, (1954), the landmark case in which the US Supreme Court declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, originated in Topeka, Kansas.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Segregation opponents aimed to achieve the end of racial segregation in public schools through the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case. They sought to challenge the "separate but equal" doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson, arguing that segregated schools were inherently unequal and violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The landmark Supreme Court ruling in 1954 ultimately declared that racial segregation in public education was unconstitutional, setting a precedent for the civil rights movement and promoting greater equality in society.
Brown vs. The Board of Education- Supreme Court decision that made segregation in schools unconstitutional. Linda Brown vs. Topeka, Kansas.
Segregated schools are unconstitutional A+
Thirteen families sued the Topeka school board in 1951 to challenge racial segregation in public schools. They argued that the segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, claiming that separate educational facilities were inherently unequal. This case, known as Brown v. Board of Education, ultimately led to a landmark Supreme Court decision in 1954 that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
The parties in Brown v. Board of Education are Oliver Brown and other plaintiffs, who were African American parents challenging the segregation of public schools, and the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, representing the school district. The case was brought to the Supreme Court to address the constitutionality of racial segregation in public education, questioning the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson. The Court ultimately ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, marking a significant victory for the Civil Rights Movement.