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Brown vs. Board of Education 1954

Brown vs. Board of Education 1954. Prior To Brown vs. Board of Education. Racial segregation in United States was due to Plessy vs. Ferguson Plessy vs. Ferguson stated that the doctrine, separate but equal, did not violate the United States Constitution

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Brown vs. Board of Education 1954

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  1. Brown vs. Board of Education1954

  2. Prior To Brown vs. Board of Education • Racial segregation in United States was due to Plessy vs. Ferguson • Plessy vs. Ferguson stated that the doctrine, separate but equal, did not violate the United States Constitution • Therefore, black and white children were forced to attend separate schools in various states

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  4. Difference Between Black and White Schools • Black and white schools weren’t equal • Black schools had used textbooks, overcrowded classrooms, no gymnasiums, and not enough school supplies • The highest paid black teacher was paid less than the lowest paid white teacher • The school year for the white schools were usually two months longer than black schools

  5. Black Overcrowded Elementary School • http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=In+Schools+source:life&imgurl=aaf4ab1b5a5ea1e1

  6. Non-Crowded White Classroom http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=04526e0ded897f6d&q=white+elementary+schools+source:life&usg=__ OBhgHNKaY9YW9phvgRevZDs3UI=&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwhite%2Belementary%2Bschools%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den

  7. No Gymnasium for Black Students http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=pictures+of+white+elementary+schools+in+the+1940s&imgurl=10d20654ab3c3546

  8. Gymnasium at an all White School http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?q=pictures+of+white+elementary+schools+in+the+1940s&imgurl=635c57907650ad47

  9. Linda Brown - Born in 1943, in Topeka, Kansas - In third grade, she attended Monroe Elementary, an all black school - This school was 6 miles away from her house - Only 7 blocks from her house, was Sumner Elementary, an all white school http://www.congressionalgoldmedal.com/images/LindaBrown.jpg

  10. District Court • Oliver Brown asked the principle of the white school to admit his daughter, Linda was denied admission • Oliver Brown went to the NAACP, which hired lawyers for Brown’s case • The case was first held in the District Court • Court referred to the case, Plessy vs. Ferguson, and said that the separate black and white schools were equal, so Brown lost the case

  11. Supreme Court • Brown and the NAACP appealed to the Supreme Court in 1951 • Case was heard on December 9, 1952 • The lawyers for the Board of Education argued that there was no problem with separate schools • The lawyers for Brown argued that there was no proof that black and white children were different from one another, so separate schools weren’t needed • The case ended on May 17, 1954, in favor of Brown • The vote was 9 to 0

  12. Effect of Brown Vs. Board of Education • The case gave a psychological boost to the black struggle • Some schools desegregated peacefully and others did not • The case did not provide a precise time frame for instituting desegregated school systems • Many black teachers lost their jobs • Change was slow until the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

  13. Linda Brown Today - Linda and her sister, Cheryl, share their Civil Rights experiences at colleges - They founded the BrownFoundation for Educational Equality, Excellence, and Research - The foundation provides scholarships to minority students and encourages the understanding of different cultures http://www.purdue.edu/brown/pages/photos/image3.jpg

  14. Conclusion • Oliver Brown died in 1961 • Oliver Brown, and the 12 other parents, changed history • Oliver Brown will live as a legacy for his struggle with the Civil Rights Movement and his attempt to integrate schools

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