BrownVboard

**BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION**

**What would break the back of Jim Crow America? What role did education play in the movement to desgregate America?**

**Using the links provided, analyze the landmark Supreme Court case** **//Brown v. Board of Education//** **. Cut and paste the information below into a new entry on your Unit 8 Online Notebook.** ion **SETTING THE STAGE** - [|**Participate in The Road to Justice activity**]

**BASIC FACTS OF THE CASES** **(more than one) (check video, [|Link 1], [|Link 2] , [|Link 3] )** Make a bull eted list of the basic facts of the cases brought to the Supreme Court
 * The Brown vs Board of Education was not the first to be brought to courts about segregation in the schools.
 * A lot of the cases are about the segregation at schools and anywhere public. Such as Bathrooms, Theatres, Water Fountains, and busses were segregated.
 * They said the segregation broke thei r 14th amendment of equality, it was unfair that the whites got better schooling and it being more sterile compared to African American schools who didn't receive equal education and it was a lot less healthy.

**MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE PLAINTIFF** **(for integration) (check [|Link 1] )** List the major arguments of the plaintiffs >
 * Misinterpretation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
 * The Fourteenth Amendment did not specify whether the states would be allowed to establish segregated education
 * Psychological testing demonstrated the harmful effects of segregation on the minds of African American children
 * Testings showed that segregation had effected harmfully towards the minds of African American children.

**MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE DEFENDANTS** **(for segregation) (check [|Link 1] )** List the major arguments of the Defendants
 * Nowhere did the constitution say that Whites and AA's had to attend the same school.
 * The States should be left free to regulate their own social affaires
 * Segregation was not harmful to black people

**THE CHANGE IN THE COURT** **(leading to a decision) (check** [|**Link 1**] **)** What important change happened, and what was its impact? The important change and impact of the Brown V Board of education was that they decided to stop segregation at schools and start integration of all black schools to join with all white schools. What did the Court decide? The court decided to stop the segregation and to start integration of the segregated schools. The Vagueness of "with all deliberate speed" gave segregationists an opportunity to resistance. Segregationists played on the fears and prejudices of their communities and launched a militant campaign of defiance and resistance.  **THE IMPACT and LEGACY** **(Check** [|**Link 1**] **)** What is the overall importance and legacy of //Brown v. Board// ? The Overall importance that after the desegragtion was passed, it then lead to African Americans wanting Social Justice.
 * THE COURT DECISION** **(in your own words) (check** [|**Link 1**] **and Link 2)**
 * ENFORCING THE DECISION** **(discuss "with all deliberate speed) (Check [|Link 1] )**