Emily Burvan Ms. Peda, Hour 5 English 11 October 28, 2014 Desegregation in School Before 1954 separating black and white children into separate schools was common. To stop this, Ester Brown of Topeka, Kansas fought the school board of her city to end segregation. After much argument in the Supreme Court, they deemed that segregation in schools is unconstitutional (Linder 1). In 1876 these issues were different in America, schools started out as desegregated. In 1903 the schools became segregated due to the idea of being “separate but equal” (Linder 2). Even though kids in America have always been equal no matter what skin color or race they are, before 1954 they were only considered “separate but equal” until the Supreme Court ruled segregation …show more content…
It has also changed the country greatly. Desegregation has helped to change schools all across the country to be open to any race, and treat all kids equal. It also gives equal opportunities to all kids in the U.S. Schools all across America have integrated together due to the fight for desegregation in 1954. As result of schools being segregated many racial issues came to an end. This helped a lot in the Civil Rights Movement. Desegegragation is important because segregation in schools made many colored children feel inferior to the white children because they could not go to school together, and were constantly separated (Linder 29). Desegregation also changed the kids who lived through it, and made them have a different outlook on school, people, and society (“How Desegregation Changed Us: The Effects of Racially Mixed Schools on Students and Society” 6). During desegregation white children were basically taught not to be racist and to see the other kids just like everyone else (“How Desegregation Changed Us: The Effects of Racially Mixed Schools on Students and Society” 6). The kids were taught to be “colorblind” (“How Desegregation Changed Us: The Effects of Racially Mixed Schools on Students and Society” 8). Many issues were solved with desegregation. Before 1954 schooling systems in America separated white and black children from going to school together, after Brown vs. Board of Education the supreme court issued an unanimous ruling that schools will be desegregated for making African American children feel inferior to other races. This changed America and caused schools to; let African American children feel equal to white children for the first time, end many racial issues, and desegregate the first school in Little Rock, Arkansas. Desegregation in schools really changed American society and schooling systems