Brown V. Topeka Board Of Education Case Study

In the supreme court case Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954), racism was officially outlawed as a violation of the constitution. Racism within schools is a direct violation of the establishment clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution (McBride). This case sparked what was supposed to be a constitutional movement, but turned into a continuing problem in society. Systematic racism is unfortunately inevitable in a society with billions of people, each with their own opinions and ideas. Systematic racism includes any policies, practices, economic and political structures which place minority racial and ethnic groups at a disadvantage in relation to an institutions racial or ethnic majority. In any system, the institution could be the school, church, community as a whole, neighborhood, or even at the level of a state or country in the world. Systematic and institutional racism are similar in that they both address larger groups of people with the same interests. Even with the efforts made

It exists in private schools, public schools, and in the most diverse of communities. Racism commonly places itself within communities where there is a specific minority group, or where a specific social or ethnic groups beliefs and opinions are threatened. Even within free public education there are issues. “The racial disparities in "funding, curriculum, school discipline, [and] college enrollment rate[s]," portray a public education system still plagued by institutional racism and still unequal” (Case). In the past, anti-discrimination programs and events have been established to teach students about racism and its impacts in a community. The effects of these programs have backfired in many communities. “the effects of the programs create higher standards and greater obstacles for minority students, and consequently add to the racial discrimination problem.”