Case Study: Brown Vs. The Board Of Education
Amanda McLain
Dr. Harbour
POSC 150-05
September 11, 2013
Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka
In 1954 there was a specific Supreme Court case that caused a lot of controversy in the world: Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. This cause came about because an 8-year-old little girl, Linda Brown, was denied permission to attend the elementary school 5 blocks from her house because she was not white; instead she was assigned to a nonwhite school 21 blocks from her house. (Brown v. Board of Education ) Her parents filed a lawsuit to force the schools to admit her to a segregated, but close by, school for white students. In every Supreme Court case there is a question, in this particular case the question has to do with segregation. The question is: “Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race deprive the minority children of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the 14th Amendment?” The 14th Amendment basically says that all states will have equal protection to everyone within their jurisdiction. It provides due process under the law and equally provides all constitutional rights to all citizens of this country, regardless of race, sex, religious beliefs and creed. (Kernell, …show more content…
They not only stood up for their daughter and they did what was right. Segregation is wrong; the Declaration of Independence even says, “…all men are created equal…” (Kernell, Jacobson and Kousser) This case was after the Declaration of Independence had been signed. Brown stood up for what he believed in. He did not know if anyone was going to support him or help him or stand by him, he did it for his daughter, for his family. When he began this journey to take it to court he was standing alone, he never backed down, he never stopped until he got what he wanted. If I had been on the jury and had to vote on this case, I would have supported Brown all the
Dr. Harbour
POSC 150-05
September 11, 2013
Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka
In 1954 there was a specific Supreme Court case that caused a lot of controversy in the world: Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. This cause came about because an 8-year-old little girl, Linda Brown, was denied permission to attend the elementary school 5 blocks from her house because she was not white; instead she was assigned to a nonwhite school 21 blocks from her house. (Brown v. Board of Education ) Her parents filed a lawsuit to force the schools to admit her to a segregated, but close by, school for white students. In every Supreme Court case there is a question, in this particular case the question has to do with segregation. The question is: “Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race deprive the minority children of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the 14th Amendment?” The 14th Amendment basically says that all states will have equal protection to everyone within their jurisdiction. It provides due process under the law and equally provides all constitutional rights to all citizens of this country, regardless of race, sex, religious beliefs and creed. (Kernell, …show more content…
They not only stood up for their daughter and they did what was right. Segregation is wrong; the Declaration of Independence even says, “…all men are created equal…” (Kernell, Jacobson and Kousser) This case was after the Declaration of Independence had been signed. Brown stood up for what he believed in. He did not know if anyone was going to support him or help him or stand by him, he did it for his daughter, for his family. When he began this journey to take it to court he was standing alone, he never backed down, he never stopped until he got what he wanted. If I had been on the jury and had to vote on this case, I would have supported Brown all the