brown vs. board

brown vs. board

Linda Brown, a black student who grew up in the Topeka, Kansas walked to school everyday.   She attended the all- African American Monroe School, which was located a sizeable distance away from her home.   For this reason Linda attempted to enroll at summer school, which was closer to her home but also “white only.”   She was later refused enrollment by the Board of Education because of the color of her skin. ("Brown v. Board of Education (1954)")
The 1950’s were a time of segregation of many areas of society.   Most to all public places were separated between whites and blacks which was put into motion by the Supreme Court decision of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. ("Brown v. Board of Education (1954)")   That decision involved a black man by the name of, Homer Plessy who was questioning a Louisiana verdict that asked railroad companies to maintain equal, yet segregated housing for the whites and African Americans.   He accused the law crossed the line of the fourteenth amendment that requires each state to provide “equal protection of the laws.”   ("Brown v. Board of Education (1954)")   But the Supreme Court stated that as long the separated facilities were considered equal, and then segregation is allowable. ("Brown v. Board of Education (1954)")

At that period in time of the Brown case, Kansas allowed but had no requirement that cities of more than 15,000 people to keep up segregated schools for both the black and white student.   Because of that rule, the Board of Education decided to set up a segregated elementary system of schools.   The Brown party continued to argue that the decision of the board was unconstitutional.   A suit was filed against The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas citing that the segregating of schools threatened Linda Brown’s rights of equal protection, which is required under the fourteenth amendment. ("Brown v. Board of Education (1954)")
An attorney for the National Association of   the Advancement of Colored People, agreed to...