The Brown V. Board Case: The Plessy Vs. Ferguson Trial

In the Plessy v. Ferguson trial in 1896, the Supreme Court ruled that segregated public facilities are legal as long as the black facilities are the same in quality as the white facilities. This decision impacted the Schools because they were legally allowed to deny access to Black Americans and force them to attend school exclusively for colored people. Sadly, colored schools during that time were not even close to having the same education quality as white schools. After this decision, blacks fought for equality in education for 58 years until they finally achieved it in 1954 during the Brown v. Board case. The Brown v. Board case resulted in the decision that the use of separate public schools for exclusively blacks and whites was unconstitutional.
It was also discovered that on average, for every 10% of a school population that is minority, a decrease of $75 per student takes place. In addition, schools serving a minority population have fewer courses that are designed to challenge students such as honors and AP classes. Lastly, minority schools lack specialized courses such as STEM which are designed to better prepare students for college or for high paying jobs. It is proven that these minority schools do not offer the same quality of education by the courses they offer, facilities used, and the teachers who are
Board case was completely groundbreaking at the time as never before were whites and blacks allowed to be educated together. The outcome of the case seemed like it would be the end of school segregation in America; however, that was far from the truth. Just because a law states something does not mean that everyone will follow it. The beliefs of the people are far more powerful than the law will ever be. Although the minority have the right to attend public schools with whites, they do not because it is human nature to live with people that have similarities to you. As a result, the minority schools receive less funding per student which results in a lower quality education. In conclusion, black Americans theoretically have equal educational opportunities; the schools remain segregated