Brown V Board Of Education 1954 Essay
A 1954 transcript, of the Brown v. Board of Education court case, reveals one of the abounding issues during the long-term struggle to end segregation as it played a significant role in the lives of many Americans of different colors, mainly during the 1950’s and 60’s. Many Americans, around this time, were not only fighting for equal laws, but equal rights, such as the boycotting of buses that followed shortly after this case. Brown v. Board of Education was not a case intended for the court alone, but for America as a whole, in an attempt to make known the disadvantage segregated schools has for children and the rights being violated. A transcript, like this one, can be useful to a historian because it is a primary source, meaning it will
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Board of Education, began on December 9, 1952 in the state of Kansas. The case argued as to whether or not the separation of black and white students should be deemed as unconstitutional. Oliver Brown, father to a young girl, spoke against the rule separating “colored” children from white children because of the dangers his daughter could potentially face, while walking on her way to school. This “class-action lawsuit” spoke for all children who faced this discrimination. The “separate but equal” laws for schools went against the fourteenth amendment which states the right to equal protection of the laws and citizenship rights. Stated opinions declared that these public schools did indeed possess the deprivation of equal protection of the laws because they were unable to be made equal. Comparatively, white schools were supplied with proper necessities and education, in order to prepare their children for the future, whereas many African American children were left illiterate because of laws against their education and amount of time they were able to attend school. In an opinionated statement it was questioned if children are segregated by race, does it affect their educational opportunities. There answer for this was yes because of the effects it has on colored
Board of Education, began on December 9, 1952 in the state of Kansas. The case argued as to whether or not the separation of black and white students should be deemed as unconstitutional. Oliver Brown, father to a young girl, spoke against the rule separating “colored” children from white children because of the dangers his daughter could potentially face, while walking on her way to school. This “class-action lawsuit” spoke for all children who faced this discrimination. The “separate but equal” laws for schools went against the fourteenth amendment which states the right to equal protection of the laws and citizenship rights. Stated opinions declared that these public schools did indeed possess the deprivation of equal protection of the laws because they were unable to be made equal. Comparatively, white schools were supplied with proper necessities and education, in order to prepare their children for the future, whereas many African American children were left illiterate because of laws against their education and amount of time they were able to attend school. In an opinionated statement it was questioned if children are segregated by race, does it affect their educational opportunities. There answer for this was yes because of the effects it has on colored