e segregation of America went against the Civil Rights Act 1875, so as to avoid the labelling of an unconstitutional government the Supreme Court ruled in The Plessy v Ferguson (1896) case that separate but equal places were fine. This wasnt the case, separate never meant equal.Education, just like for women was a very important aspect of life that blacks wanted to change. Education before the civil rights movement was very poor and very difficult to obtain. It was believed that slaves were the property of the employer since they were bought and sold in almost the same way as houses and furniture. This meant that it was up to the employer what sort of education they were to obtain, if any at all. Of the few schools allowed for the black students the quality of information they received was inadequate. Schools did not aspire too much since they were poorly funded schools and had poorly educated teachers. Even after slavery was abolished in 1830s education did not change a great deal. The lack of education for the black Americans meant that it was difficult to find jobs and achieve higher things in life. This meant that is the fight for equality was going to be successful then desegregation was the only was forward. Desegregation started in the 1930s. The influence of blacks rights organisations such as the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Coloured people) helped force the government (Roosevelt at the time) to allow access for blacks into a well know law school. This meant that the education the community had desperately wanted was in their grasp. This also meant that they would be able to fight for the cause through the legal system. Since the NAACP had gained knowledge of the law they were able to set up the NAACP legal defence fund. With this fund they won the case of Smith v Allwright (1944). This case was a milestone since it outlawed desegregation of primary schools. This meant that black children ...
