Brown+vs.+Board+of+Ed.

I was successful!!! I learned that white and black schools were very different during Jim Crow America. Although African Americans sill had schools, which made them equal, the schools were very unsanitary and did not have as many facilities as white schools did.
 * SETTING THE STAGE** - **[|Participate in The Road to Justice activity] Were you successful? What did your learn in the activity (just think about it ....) **

** THE BASIC FACTS OF THE CASES (more than one) (check [|video], [|Link 1] , [|Link 2] , [|Link 3] )** Make a bulleted list of the basic facts of the __cases__ brought to the Supreme Court - First case, Topeka Kansas, - argued that the black school was 21 blocks away and the white school was 7 blocks away. - Racial segregation in public schools - The supreme court supported Brown saying that seperate educational facilities are unequal. ** THE MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE PLAINTIFF (for integration) (check [|Link 1] )** List the major arguments of the plaintiffs


 * The equal protection of the laws did not allow for racial segregation.
 * The Fourteenth Amendment stopped any discrimination based on race, including segregation in public schools.
 * The Fourteenth Amendment did not say if segregated education was allowed.
 * Testing demonstrated the horrible effects of segregation on the minds of African American children.

** THE MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE DEFENDANTS (for segregation) (check [|Link 1] )** List the major arguments of the Defendants


 * The Constitution did not say that white and African American children to go to the same schools.
 * States should be left alone to regulate their own social affairs.
 * Segregation was did not harm colored people.
 * Whites were trying to equalize the two educational systems.

** THE CHANGE IN THE COURT (leading to a decision) (check** [|**Link 1**] **)** What important change happened in the Supreme Court, and what was its impact? President Dwight Eisenhower appointed Earl Warren as chief justice and changed the course of American history.

** THE COURT DECISION (in your own words) (check** [|**Link 1**] **and Link 2)** What did the Supreme Court decide in the landmark decision?

The Supreme Court decided that education the most important thing of state and local governments, and racial segregation deprived African Americans of protection under the Fourteenth Amendment.

The court supported Brown. **ENFORCING THE DECISION (discuss "with all deliberate speed) (Check [|Link 1] ** [|Video] )  What was the Court's statement about the enforcement of the decision? What happened to the enforcement? The decision did not mean immediate desegregation. Some southern states refused to outlaw the segregation in schools.These states released a battle cry for states rights known as the Southern Manifesto. **THE IMPACT and LEGACY** **(Check** [|**Link 1**] **)** What is the overall importance and legacy of //Brown v. Board//?  After the case, the African American struggle for freedom spread across the country. This lead to becaming part of other campaigns for social justice. This includes racial and ethnic minorities, women, people with disabilities, and other groups, each demanding equal opportunity.