Brown+Vs.+Board+of+Education+Assignment

//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?**

**SETTING THE STAGE** ** Yes I was. I learned that it was very hard to get people on your side, either because they were racist or that they were to scared to stand up for what is right. Also, that even once I achieved the goal of going to a new school I still was treated badly. ** ** THE BASIC FACTS OF THE CASES ** Make a bulleted list of the basic facts of the __cases__ brought to the Supreme Court Brown Vs. Board ** THE MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE PLAINTIFF ** List the major arguments of the plaintiffs ** THE MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE DEFENDANTS ** List the major arguments of the Defendants ** THE CHANGE IN THE COURT ** What important change happened in the Supreme Court, and what was its impact? One of the Justices died so President Eisenhower appointed Earl Warren who led the Supreme Court to overturn the Plessy case. ** THE COURT DECISION ** What did the Supreme Court decide in the landmark decision? The Supreme Court decided to agree with the Plantiff side about whether the 14th amendment allowed segregated education. **ENFORCING THE DECISION** What was the Court's statement about the enforcement of the decision? What happened to the enforcement? The Court said thtat is would end segregation with "all deliberate speed". These words allowed racists to organize a counter movement. **THE IMPACT and LEGACY** What is the overall importance and legacy of //Brown v. Board//? Many A.A. wanted to have the decision enforced. It also allowed for other groups to begin demanding equal rights.
 * dealt with segregated elementary schools
 * issue was the psychological effects of segregation on A.A. children.
 * Supreme Court hadn't interpreted the 14th amendment right.
 * Equal protection of the laws did not allow racial segregation
 * Segregation hurt A.A. children's minds.
 * Constitution did not require integration in schools.
 * States should be allowed to have their own social affairs.
 * Segregation hurt no one.
 * Whites were trying to make "black schools" equal.