The case of Brown vs. Board of Education majorly impacted history in terms of civil rights. It established laws which declared that segregation between white and black students in public schools is unconstitutional. Within the 1950’s and the previous years, people of “color” were forced to go to a separate school from those that were white. Young, African-American children were given a numerous amount of disadvantages including walking extra distances to school. We are fortunate enough today to be able to have diversity within our education systems, thanks to Oliver Leon Brown, the man that cased this. Oliver Brown had a history of being a minister, a husband, and a father to three girls. He only wanted the best for his children, including their education. Brown decided to take the initiative and take this matter …show more content…
This case is best known as Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada.” Although Gaines was a well-suited student for the school, he was denied admission due to their discrimination of race. Gaines also was granted free tuition at other law schools not located in Missouri but he insisted to gain an education in his home state. Eventually, the university gave in because of the pressure coming from the Court and allowed him in. Two more cases similar to this one pushed the Court to believe that having separate facilities was far from constitutional and fair. Finally, in 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education case ridded the laws that allowed separate schools for different races. In 1955, the Court insisted on accomplishing the goal of putting an end to segregation. This goal started to spread around the south including the cities in Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. However, since this was the area that had the most racism, the citizens of these states resisted. As years passed, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 put an official end to