Hunter Mealey 3-14-18 4th Period Brown vs. Board of Education Oliver Brown was just a normal african american man who struggled with segregation in every part of his and his families life. Oliver Brown was a concerned father that was worried about his daughter walking to an all colored school through a bad part of town. Like any parent he was worried about her safety, so Mr. Brown fought for the right for his daughter to go to the closer and safer all white school. Racial segregation was always a problem since the start of our country, but it was first brought to light when Homer Plessy challenged the rule separate car laws which segregated bus, trains, etc. The ruling of Plessy vs. Ferguson overturned the way african americans were “treated”, the court ruled that it was only fair to seperate the whites and colored people as long as they got the same things such as; schools, stores, and other facilities. In 1951, the ruling of “separate but equal” from the Plessy vs. …show more content…
Board of Education was not just a single case, but it was made up of five different cases, (Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Briggs v. Elliot, Davis v. Board of Education of Prince Edward County (VA.), Bolling v. Sharpe, and Gebhart v. Ethel).These five cases were all taken to court with Oliver Brown’s case. After Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP gave there claims and argued against the school district a three judge panel ruled in favour of the school district which then resulted in the case being appealed to the Supreme Court. In 1952, all five cases were heard under one name, that being, Brown vs. Board of Education, After not being able to come up with a decision in June of 1953, The Justices decided to hold another trial in December of 1953. By May 1954, the Justices decided that it was unfair the separation of the races was unequal and that it was a violation of the 14th amendment to keep them separated. The process however did not proceed until Brown II was heard in