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    images are a testament to the intense burst of black activism and the resulting white backlash that characterized the civil rights movement of the mid twentieth century. The civil rights movement that spanned the years following the Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954 through the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 marked a watershed period that accomplished far more than the elimination of racial barriers; it led to the overwhelming transformation of American social, cultural, and political

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    Jessica Rothman SPS 6805 Fall 2014 Final Exam Part 2 Questions 2 & 4 2. Discuss 7 legal cases that have influenced or impacted the profession of school psychology. 1. Brown V. Board of Education The Brown verse the Board of Education was a very significant legal case that influenced education dramatically. It was one of the greatest Supreme Court decisions of the twentieth century. It concluded that the racial segregation of children in public schools was violating the Equal Protection Clause

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    From the years of 1953 to 1969 the Supreme Court was historically known as the Warren Court. The Warren Court is named after the Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren who is famously known for cases such as Brown v. Board of Education, Fay v. Noia, Mapp v. Ohio, Sherbert v. Verner, and New York Times v. Sullivan. “Earl Warren 's name has become the shorthand for a jurisprudential shift from state toward federal authority; the Warren Court offered an expansive understanding of the role federal courts

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    “separate but equal” (1), out in the open offices was not against the Constitution. This meant that “Separate schools for blacks and whites became a basic rule in southern society.”(1) All these things were about to change. This is shown through Brown v Board of Topeka 1954 case which was a development in African American history, as it started the long procedure of racial reconciliation, beginning with schools. Isolated schools were

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    the black power movement, and Brown v. Board of education. These protests have all contributed toward the end of the civil rights movement. The montgomery bus boycotts have shown people that african americans supply the bus corporations with most of their income. The black power movement was a more aggressive way to protest because peaceful protesting was a slow process and many were unsure it would work. Finally the supreme court case Brown v. Board of education was an important victory for african

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    A landmark case entered the United States Supreme Court in 1954 Brown v Topeka educational school board. The case challenged the idea of accepting segregation within educational facilities. , Brown was heralded as the triumph over legal barriers to better educational opportunities for African American children Brown v Topeka was a watershed case in the United States that challenged past precedents, shook the race relations in society, and perpetuated an extraordinary drive in the United States for

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    The Civil Rights Movement took place in 1954 up until 1968. This was a time that if you were not white you struggled in many aspects. From going to the bathroom, getting something to eat, taking public transportation, and especially getting an education you were considered less than and did not get what you deserved and not what a white person would have the benefits of. This caused many problems for people especially African Americans. During this time, African Americans were viewed less than White

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    about Brown vs Board of education (1952-1955) and the decision the Supreme Court made. The Supreme Court made the decision of with all deliberate speed. I did not know the Supreme Court decision was with all deliberate speed, in the video many people did not know what the decision even meant. As you continue watching the video you learn that Brown won the case, but with all deliberate speed meant that it could take years for the schools to abide by the law. For example, Board of Education passed the

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    Comprehensive Law Studies Fighting Separate But Equal Laws The landmark case of Plessy v. Ferguson is a Constitutional case in which it had to be decided who the constitution meant when it said "all men are created equal." Brown v. The Board of Education is the reason for diversity in schools. These cases are very important to our constitution and to the people being governed by the constitution because it decided the fate of our nation and of our people. They show the degree of federalism

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    and unequal. They did this by passing the Jim Crow laws. Jim crows allowed segregation in anything possible, this made it hard for blacks to easily visit public places, live in certain areas and one of the major topics, schools. Brown v. the board of education was a widely discussed case; many people referred this case back to an earlier court decision, Plessy v. Ferguson. Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 was an U.S. Supreme Court case supported segregation under the “separate but equal” policy. It came

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