25. Brown Vs. Board
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark 1954 Supreme
Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation
of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Brown v. Board of
Education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement, and
helped establish the precedent that “separate-but-equal” education and
other services were not, in fact, equal at all.
In the case that would become most famous, a plaintiff named Oliver Brown
filed a class-action suit against the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas,
in 1951, after his daughter, Linda Brown, was denied entrance to Topeka’s
all-white elementary schools.
1. What did the court case Brown V. Board say was wrong?
racial segregation
of children in public schools was unconstitutional
2. What does unconstitutional mean?
against the law
3. Who was Brown in Brown vs. Board ?
Brown beat the case
4. Is it ever possible to have separate but equal schools in America ? Why or why not?
no because white people wouldnt treat others with kind
Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation
of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Brown v. Board of
Education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement, and
helped establish the precedent that “separate-but-equal” education and
other services were not, in fact, equal at all.
In the case that would become most famous, a plaintiff named Oliver Brown
filed a class-action suit against the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas,
in 1951, after his daughter, Linda Brown, was denied entrance to Topeka’s
all-white elementary schools.
1. What did the court case Brown V. Board say was wrong?
racial segregation
of children in public schools was unconstitutional
2. What does unconstitutional mean?
against the law
3. Who was Brown in Brown vs. Board ?
Brown beat the case
4. Is it ever possible to have separate but equal schools in America ? Why or why not?
no because white people wouldnt treat others with kind
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