Linda Brown Case Summary
This case addresses the continuity of segregation practice in the decade of 1950. This kind of issue was defined by the Supreme Court in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson of 1896 with the “separate-but-equal” doctrine which recognized that separate but equal facilities do not violate the constitution (Essex, 2016).
Linda Brown was an African American girl who tried to attend a less-crowded white school close to her home in Topeka, Kansas but, because of her race, she had to travel away of town in order to attend an African American school. In 1951, Linda’s father challenge the segregated law in schools based on the equal protection guarantee in the fourteenth amendment. The district court ruled in favor of the School Board of Topeka based on
the precedent of Plessy v. Fergurson. The case was appealed to the US Supreme Court which in 1954 declared the unconstitutionality of the segregation. The Court said “separate is not equal,” and segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (Brown v. Board of Education Podcast, n.d).
The Brown’s case landmark decision initiated the desegregation process of schools and other public institutions in many other states. Although segregation may not be an issue today, others importance matters are affecting the equal protection right of our students. One of the modern issue that public school system face today is the lack of resources because of the continue cut of federal and state funds allocate for education. This problem decrease the equal access of students to receive a quality education as is guarantee in the Fourteenth Amendment.
Linda Brown was an African American girl who tried to attend a less-crowded white school close to her home in Topeka, Kansas but, because of her race, she had to travel away of town in order to attend an African American school. In 1951, Linda’s father challenge the segregated law in schools based on the equal protection guarantee in the fourteenth amendment. The district court ruled in favor of the School Board of Topeka based on
the precedent of Plessy v. Fergurson. The case was appealed to the US Supreme Court which in 1954 declared the unconstitutionality of the segregation. The Court said “separate is not equal,” and segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (Brown v. Board of Education Podcast, n.d).
The Brown’s case landmark decision initiated the desegregation process of schools and other public institutions in many other states. Although segregation may not be an issue today, others importance matters are affecting the equal protection right of our students. One of the modern issue that public school system face today is the lack of resources because of the continue cut of federal and state funds allocate for education. This problem decrease the equal access of students to receive a quality education as is guarantee in the Fourteenth Amendment.