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brown vs board of ed

Board of Education Through out history there have been many pivotal court cases that have forever altered towns , states , and even some that have altered the history of countries. Amongst these cases which have altered the history of countries Brown vs. Board of Education stands. Like anything pivotal there are many elements involved within the issue, background, and the impact of the decision. In Brown Vs. Board of Education there are three main points involved which made it so pivotal, the issue with which it was based, the historical background, and the after affect it had on the south ."Before 1954 most public school systems in the south- and some in the north as well-were racially segregated"(Tackach 8). Although the basis for the case was that the school systems were racially segregated and unequal. The root of this is found both further back in the past and also right up until the supreme court had reached its verdict. The historical basis for this was " A case called Plessy Vs. Furguson" (Goldish 40) which stated " That there could be " separate but equal" facilities for both blacks and whites"(Goldish 40).Theoretically this works, thought in practice " The obvious purpose of segregation laws was to keep African Americans-the children and grandchildren of slave owners-in an inferior position in American society"(Tackach 8). Further ]reinforcing the inequality of "separate but equal" was the fact that "No black schools were equal to white schools"(Patrick 49).Another aspect of Brown Vs. Board of Education which helped contribute to it being a successful and therefor pivotal case was that historical background to the case. Part of the historical background to the case is what caused Mr. Brown and Mrs. Brown to sue the Board of Education. They were suing the "School board for denying their Eight-year-old daughter , Linda , admission to a school only 5 blocks from the housesolely because she was black"(Patrick 48). Althou...

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