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Plessy v. Ferguson , a very important case of 1896 in which the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the legality of racial segregation. At the time of the ruling, segregation between blacks and whites already existed in most schools, restaurants, and other public facilities in the American South. In the Plessy decision, the Supreme Court ruled that such segregation did not violate the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. This amendment provides equal protection of the law to all U.S. citizens, regardless of race. The court ruled in Plessy that racial segregation was legal as long as the separate facilities for blacks and whites were “equal.”

Brown v. the Board of Education was a case that helped shaped America’s education system into what it is today. ‘Separate but equal’ is phrase well attributed to the civil rights movement in all aspects of life: water fountains, movie theaters, restaurants, bathrooms, schools, and much more. This phrase was coined legal in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. Plessy v. Ferguson said that racial segregation of public facilities was legal so long as they were ‘equal.’ Before this even, Black Codes, passed in 1865 under President Johnson legalized the segregation of public facilities including schools. In 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified guaranteeing all citizens equal protection under the law. Still, though, blacks were not given equal opportunities when it came to voting, schooling and many other inherent rights. 1875 brought the Civil Rights Act that prohibited the discrimination in places of public accommodation. These places of public accommodation did not seem to include educational facilities. Jim Crow Laws become widespread in 1887, legalizing racial separation. These downfalls were paused by development of the Nation Association for the Advancement of Colored People that was founded in 1909. This association began to fight the discriminatory policies plaguing the country, especially in the southern areas. Finally Brown v. the Board of Education fought these decisions, stating that ‘separate but equal’ and discrimination allowed by the latter decisions did not have a

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954),[1] was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896

Since Reconstruction, many aspects of American life were segregated. “ laws known as Jim Crow laws permitted and often required segregated bathrooms, drinking fountains, parks, restaurants, and other public spaces. The Supreme Court upheld this legal practice in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson.” While, a half century later, “On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education that segregated schools are ‘inherently unequal.’” And “In a related case known as Brown II the Court ordered schools to desegregate ‘with all deliberate speed.’” Southern resisted the decision of Brown II order.

Throughout the first half of the Twentieth Century, American statutes and judicial precedents operated to preserve advantages of the white citizens of the country. In 1954 the Supreme Court, made a profound decision in Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, which brought about a fundamental change in the legal and racial organization of American society. Mr. Oliver L. Brown’s attorneys convinced the justices to overturn the precedent in Plessy v. Ferguson, in order to permit Mr. Brown’s daughter Linda to attend a white elementary school that was seven blocks from her home instead of going ten blocks to get on a bus to go to a segregated elementary school. This unanimous decision swept aside the legal principle of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

In 1982, racial segregation in public schools began over the United States Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Plessy vs. Ferguson’s, “separate but equal” doctrine, that lasted until the early 1950’s. This precedent legally enabled “separate” facilities for black students and white students as long as they were “equal”. During the turn of the 19th century, the term “Jim Crow” was used to refer to African Americans. This term would later be used as the name of the laws that kept African Americans from public functions and places. It would not be until 1954, that the “separate but equal” doctrine would be changed for good.

Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas was a case that also involved discrimination and inequality. It was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in May, 1954. This case focuses on the segregation of white and black children in public education. In this case Brown argues that segregation based on race, violates the Constitution because in public schools’ African American children were denied equal rights. White children were considered inferior to the black children. The Supreme Court decided that segregated public schools provided unequal schooling for students, and that school segregation was therefore unconstitutional. The “Separate but Equal” law continued to open wider gaps between blacks and whites. Blacks used separate water fountains, restrooms, hospitals, etc. All Public facilities were segregated. Restrictions were also placed on voting rights for blacks. They were granted the right to vote earlier in the 15th Amendment but it was limited by asking for literacy tests, and the redrawing of lines by southern state legislators. A racist ideology was still implanted in the minds of many; blacks were still inferior to the white color. Another attempt to freedom was the opening of the National Association for the advancement for colored people (NAACP). The goal of this organization was to end public segregation and regain the right to vote. The case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), also influenced the

One of the cases against segregated rail travel was Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that "separate but equal" accommodations were constitutional. However, in 1952, the Supreme Court heard a number of school-segregation cases, including Brown v. Board of Topeka, Kansas. It decided unanimously in 1954 that segregation was unconstitutional, overthrowing the 1869 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling that had set the "separate but equal" precedent.

Should society work towards creating schools that are racially integrated or work toward creating solid neighborhood schools?

Most people think that schools are segregated because the neighborhoods happened to be segregated but the truth is the areas who have mixed income and mixed ethnicity, the middle class families that are often white do not like to send their children to a public school with poor black and Hispanic children so they put their children in charter school or gifted and talented programs. Making most public schools filled with black and Hispanic children. The public school that has 36 students in New York City is a great example with 96% of other students being either black or Hispanic and with an income of $36,000. In the other hand the school was not always like this the school's income was $69,000 and 37% of the student population was either black

Segregation destroys church unity and stiffens maturity. The church strives to make the youth group a safe place where students can have fun and learn about the Bible (Snell, pp. 3). This positive goal for youth group can hinder other important issues in the church; a student maturing in his faith, or his faith remaining stagnate because he only interacts with his peers and is not challenged to handle difficult situations? One of the common problems of youth groups is that the students worship separate from the rest of the church, creating their own “mini-church” (Gibson, pp. 3). A youth group has its’ own pastor who preaches, its’ own worship music, and its’ own system of operations. For example, youth groups try and make the Bible appear

Would you have any issues with being educated in a classroom with only the same gender of your peers? Some say that this is a positive way to educate young children and teens. Others disagree with this idea. In my opinion, students should not be segregated in this manner. Students go to school to learn, but part of that education is learning to develop their social skills and gaining self confidence. Even though at times we are made to take some required courses, there are elective provided so that students can self select the things that interest them. Segregation of boys and girls in public schools should not be allowed because boys and girls social development could be affected, it could cause individuals to question their self confidence,

During the 1950’s it wasn’t uncommon to see signs depicting which race can enter what facility. Colored only...whites only...no colored; these were things people would see on a daily basis. They felt as though it kept order and made everything easier. People believed in me separate but equal notion. Yet there were a few people who saw this as unacceptable. There were some people who felt as though we should be allowed into the same facilities at the same time no matter what our skin color is.Some people felt as though places should be integrated because we are all humans under the God; you shouldn’t have to separate yourself from another to make them feel more comfortable. This type of separation also went on inside of schools; White only and colored only learning facilities made it seem as though they were learning totally different material & as if students of color wouldn’t be able to catch on fast enough. Nine students i Arkansa apparently had enough.

In society we say the best way to learn is from our past and from our mistakes. I believe society as a whole and the government needs to learn this rule because the systems at work now are the same systems that were in place 50 years ago but just discussed. For example, In the United States in 1962, our society was filled with segregation and discrimination and it showed in our school systems. The people in charge and making the laws in 1962 set up our systems to allow segregation and discrimination to appear. These people got the power and privilege to make these laws and be in charge because of the system that was put in places hundreds of years before them. The people in our government got to the power that they have because of all the

The United States is a nation that is becoming increasingly diverse. But for a country with changing demographics, this diversity is not reflected within the classroom . Although school segregation in the United States was legally abolished in 1954 as a result of the Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education, public schools today are becoming re-segregated. It is well known that the phrase “separate but equal” was used to justify school segregation. However, separate schools in the mid-twentieth century were not equal, and neither are segregated schools today.