Brown+v.+Board

Some people from the NAACP came to visit a school in Topeka, Kansas and challenged the segregated schools. They thought that there was psychological effects on the African American children. They created the case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. One main arguement of the plaintiff is that in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson the Supreme mis-interperted the 14th amendment about the equal protection of laws because this means that you cannot be racially segregated. Another example is that the 14th amendment did not say that the state goverment would be allowed to decide if a school would be segregated or not. The third example is that there were tests done on African American children and it showed that segregation created psychological probelms on the kids. One main arguement of the defendant said that the Constitution did not say that white children and African American children had to go to the same school. Also, that the segregation of schools was a regional custom and that the states should be left to identify if the schools should be segregated or not. Another example is that the segregation did not effect the African America children. A fourth example is that white people were really trying to equalize the educational systems, but it would be hard for black children to be okay since slavery was going on and that it would take awhile before they would be able to learn with white children. In June of 1952 the Supreme Court decided to hear the Brown v. Board case and knew that it would be hard. Chief Justice Fred Vinson along with other justices thought that it might be hard to integrate schools and may be unenforcable. Then, Vinson died and Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Earl Warron and he decided to overturn the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, whiched changed the court forever. Earl Warron wrote the decision for the case and said that the 14th amendment didnt state wether segregated schools was part of the amendment because the doctrine of seperate but equal did not yet be created until 1896, and this was for transportation. He also said that the present was a major issue, and that the African American students did not get the equal rights of white students at school and this was breaking the 14th amendment. ** ENFORCING THE DECISION (discuss "with all deliberate speed) (Check [|Link 1] ****)** Since the case was unconstitutional all schools that were segregated be integrated but," with all deliberate speed." This created much havoc and many whites started to protest about integrating schools and objected to it. Many people were reluctant to change and lots of people protested. But throughout the years de-segregation has changed into much broader areas such as, racial and ethnic minorities, women, people with disabilities, and other groups who want equal rights. ||
 * **BASIC FACTS OF THE CASES (more than one) (check video, [|Link 1], [|Link 2], [|Link 3])**
 * MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE PLAINTIFF (for integration) (check [|Link 1]**
 * MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE DEFENDANTS (for segregation) (check [|Link 1])**
 * THE CHANGE IN THE COURT (leading to a decision) (check** [|**Link 1**]**)**
 * THE COURT DECISION (in your own words) (check** [|**Link 1**] **and Link 2)**
 * THE IMPACT and LEGACY ** **(Check** [|**Link 1**]**)**