Brown Vs Board Of Education Research Paper

Brown vs. The Board of Education
Brown vs. The board of education is one of the important events and it is a milestone for the civil right movement. This case mainly focused on desegregating the school. the supreme court stated that the separation between race is unconstitutional and it must be redressed. This case overturned the idea of separate but equal from the case of Plessy vs. Ferguson. Many orders were given after the case and planned for the integration between them. During the transition, there were many resistance and objection, some school shut down and some waited until they were forced into it. Some whites expressed a feeling that they do not want integration to occur, And there were some blacks used this case to express the injustice

During an interview with Sheryll Cashin, she stated that “In 1954, 0 percent of black children in (the South)attended a majority white school. By 1988, 43 percent of black kids did. So we were fulfilling the promise of Brown.” this mean that there was no one attending the school in 1954, and by the time it get to 1988, about half of the blacks in the south attended majority school. This demonstrated the progress of integration from 0 to 43 ,changed blacks and whites’ learning environment, exposed the student to a more racial diverse environment and a chance to understand each other’s culture.,it also shows that more blacks have the opportunity to attend the neighborhood school and received the same treatment as other race. A step closer to reach equality. Later in the interview, she was also asked how she sees the legacy of Linda Brown. She answered: “The biggest legacy is that the case transformed the consciousness of the country, right? For the first time in American Jurisprudence, the court puts forth a vision of a public institution that’s open to all.” this quote is saying that the biggest legacy of Linda Brown is the transformation of the conscious, and also provided an opportunity for everyone to enjoy the rights. This demonstrated how this case changed the view of American and how they see segregation, not only in school but in the society we

In the article it said: “Even with these added resources, students can rarely be successful in racially and economically isolated schools where remediation and discipline supplant regular instruction, excessive student mobility disrupts learning, involvement of more-educated parents is absent, and students lack adult and peer models of educational success.” this quote is saying that even with more resources, students are still unable to reach to success because of lack of role model. This is implying to the black students because most of their living condition is low then white and they don’t have the role model for them to work toward to. Even though there was still a lot of problems, the positive impact is overcome the negative one, In the interview, Sheryll Cashin stated. “ children of all color tend to be better. Social mobility for poor children is higher. and Level of racism and prejudice are lower. This is saying that student who is in a diverse environment tend to be stronger and do better. This demonstrated the positive impact because the exposure to different race and culture makes the student have a better understanding of the world and how should reactivate respect them.it also show them the harsh real world because they have to face different type of judgement and this often makes them stronger and better people because they understand