Brown+vs+Board

//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 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.** ||=   || -Topeka Kansas had never been overly segregated -Segregation in the school system was only allowed in Elementary school -Many were upset about the separation in schools -Parents of the school children first took a stand against the school board -They claimed that the segregation had harmful psychological effects on the children -The three federal court judges ruled against the 14 parents, so they appealed to federal court -Oliver Brown and the other parents argued that the schools went against the 14th amendment -They were fighting for more than the school (racial issues throughout the country) -The arguments focused on legal arguments, historical evidence, and physiological studies -Earlier Supreme Court cases ruled that racial segregation was covered in the 14th amendment -Segregated schools should be considered discriminatory state action -Physiology tests proved that segregation was harmful to children **MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE DEFENDANTS (for segregation) (check [|Link 1])** -It was never written in the constitution that white and colored children should attend school together -Segregation is not harmful -Segregation is a regional issue that the federal government should not get involved in -The schools are working to bring the black students up to pace with the whites (they had less education during the time of slavery) -The officials had differing opinions to start -They thought it would be too hard to enforce -The Chief Justice of the time, Fred Vinson, died being replaced by Earl Warren -Warren's authority changed the overall opinion of the case THE COURT DECISION (in your own words) (check [|Link 1] and Link 2)** -Warren was not sure about how segregation was addressed in the constitution -He said that education was more important than slavery, and students of any race shouldn't be denied the right to a good education -He believed that the segregation went against the 14th and 5th amendment **ENFORCING THE DECISION (discuss "with all deliberate speed) (Check [|Link 1] ****) -When segregation was declared unconstitutional the time before punishment would begin was unclear -"With all deliberate speed" gave those who disagreed with the policy time to develop resistance -Many resisted the decision ** -Not enough was done to enforce the integration -The freedom began to spread through the country -The decision about the schools has spread throughout all races, religions, and other differences
 * BASIC FACTS OF THE CASES (more than one) (check video, [|Link 1], [|Link 2], [|Link 3])**
 * MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE PLAINTIFF (for integration) (check [|Link 1])**
 * THE CHANGE IN THE COURT (leading to a decision) (check [|Link 1])
 * THE IMPACT and LEGACY** **(Check** [|**Link 1**]**)** Type in the content of your new page here.