Brown+vs.+Board

**BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION**

**What would break the back of Jim Crow America? What role did education play in the movement to desgregate America?**

**Using the links provided, analyze the landmark Supreme Court case** **//Brown v. Board of Education//** **. Cut and paste the information below into a new entry on your Unit 8 Online Notebook.**

**SETTING THE STAGE** - [|**Participate in The Road to Justice activity**]

**BASIC FACTS OF THE CASES** **(more than one) (check video, [|Link 1], [|Link 2] , [|Link 3] )** Make a bulleted list of the basic facts of the cases brought to the Supreme Court

-Located in Topeka, Kansas -Segregated elementary schools have a bad psychological effect on African American Children.

List the major arguments of the plaintiffs  //-In Plessy v. Ferguson the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment is misinterpreted. - // The Fourteenth Amendment allowed the government to prohibit any discriminatory state action based on race, including segregation in public schools.  -The 14th A. did not specify if segregated education is allowed. -Psychological testing was done and did show the harmful effects on A.A. children. **MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE DEFENDANTS** **(for segregation) (check [|Link 1] )** List the major arguments of the Defendants
 * MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE PLAINTIFF** **(for integration) (check [|Link 1] )**

- Integrated schools were not required in the constitution. -Social Segregation was a regional custom, states should be able to decide. -Segregation was not harmful to A.A. - Because of the effects of slavery, it would take time before black children could adjust to competing with white children in a classroom setting.

**THE CHANGE IN THE COURT** **(leading to a decision) (check** [|**Link 1**] **)** What important change happened, and what was its impact?

Chief Justice Fred Vinsen dies and his successor's (Warren) opinions were far different from his. The new justice decided to overturn the Plessy charge.


 * THE COURT DECISION** **(in your own words) (check** [|**Link 1**] **and Link 2)** What did the Court decide?

The court decided that the 14th amendment did not specify about education and the separate but equal ruling pertained to transportation. After considering this they decided that segregation was unconstitutional.


 * ENFORCING THE DECISION** **(discuss "with all deliberate speed) (Check [|Link 1] )**

They decided that this segregation was unconstitutional. The Court also ordered that the states end segregation with “all deliberate speed.” This vagueness about how to enforce the ruling gave segregationists the opportunity to organize resistance.

**THE IMPACT and LEGACY** **(Check** [|**Link 1**] **)** What is the overall importance and legacy of //Brown v. Board// ? This caused A.A. to press for the brown decision to be enforced and also led to wide-spread opinion. 