Martin Luther King Jr., a wise man once said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.” In the 1950’s for many people darkness did exist. In fact, many African-American descendants were patronized due to the color of their skin, including students. Children had been segregated in schooling as well. Therefore, Brown v Board of Education is an important part of the American Civil Rights movement and should always be remembered. Before digging into this topic it is important to know the significance of the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education. In Topeka, Kansas schools were segregated by race during World War II, Kansas claimed that segregation was equal. According to the article Equal Protection, “Each day, Linda Brown and her sister had to walk through a dangerous railroad switchyard to get …show more content…
According to the article Powe, “Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954) was a long-standing legal campaign. The Brown family's legal arm being the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The Brown family and NAACP claimed not only segregation in children, but segregation of public facilities along racial lines throughout the Southern United States.” Brown wanted blacks and whites to go to the same school in harmony. She felt separation of race was not protected under their constitutional rights, leading her to take the case to court. The district court ruled in favor of Board of Education citing the “separate but equal” clause was fair. The case was later appealed to the Supreme Court which ruled in favor of Brown, stating segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. Once this life changing event took place it changed history forever making public schooling equal by being