Brown V Board Of Education 1954 Summary
Case Analysis: Brown v. Board of Education
Citation: Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
Argued: December 9- 11, 1952
Date Decided: May 17, 1954
Vote: Unanimous Decision: The court ruled that segregation goes against the constitution and that it violated the Fourteenth Amendment. Therefore, the term separate, is not equal. (Brown v. Board of Education Podcast, 1954).
Facts of Case: This case related to the segregation of public schools regarding race. There were four cases and in each of the cases, African American students were not allowed to attend public schools. They argued that segregation violates the Fourteenth Amendment in terms of equal protection. “The case, Plessy v. Ferguson was used to deny the plaintiffs stating separate but equal which stated separate services for the races was constitutional as long as the services were substantially equal. It was ruled in the Supreme Court of Delaware that African American students had to be admitted to the white public schools because of their higher quality facilities as this case was developing in Delaware” (Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 1954).
Legal Principles at Issue: Whether or not that separate, but equal educational facilities for racial minorities is unequal and if it is violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment …show more content…
This is especially true for secondary education where students are much older and begin to exercise the rights of self-expression in a thorough manner. When expressive symbolic expressions take place in a peaceful manner, administration must not infringe on students’ rights. Nevertheless, if such expressions become disruptive to the learning environment, administration should intervene reiterating students’ rights and instructing students on peaceful approaches of
Citation: Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
Argued: December 9- 11, 1952
Date Decided: May 17, 1954
Vote: Unanimous Decision: The court ruled that segregation goes against the constitution and that it violated the Fourteenth Amendment. Therefore, the term separate, is not equal. (Brown v. Board of Education Podcast, 1954).
Facts of Case: This case related to the segregation of public schools regarding race. There were four cases and in each of the cases, African American students were not allowed to attend public schools. They argued that segregation violates the Fourteenth Amendment in terms of equal protection. “The case, Plessy v. Ferguson was used to deny the plaintiffs stating separate but equal which stated separate services for the races was constitutional as long as the services were substantially equal. It was ruled in the Supreme Court of Delaware that African American students had to be admitted to the white public schools because of their higher quality facilities as this case was developing in Delaware” (Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 1954).
Legal Principles at Issue: Whether or not that separate, but equal educational facilities for racial minorities is unequal and if it is violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment …show more content…
This is especially true for secondary education where students are much older and begin to exercise the rights of self-expression in a thorough manner. When expressive symbolic expressions take place in a peaceful manner, administration must not infringe on students’ rights. Nevertheless, if such expressions become disruptive to the learning environment, administration should intervene reiterating students’ rights and instructing students on peaceful approaches of