How Did Brown V Board Of Education Affect The Civil Rights Movement

In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to a white man on a public bus. This was highly illegal, but she stood her ground, and other people followed in her footsteps. People started participating in sit-ins, boycotts, marches, and freedom rides. Some were peaceful, and some were not peaceful in the slightest. This was the start of a movement that is vital to American history. The struggle for social justice occurred mainly during the 1950s and 1960s, but the fight for complete equality still lives on today. The United States of America would never have the legislature that legally makes everyone equal if it were not for this fight. The Civil Rights movement immensely changed politics and law in America, which is represented in Brown v. Board of Education, The Civil Rights Act of

Board of Education case, there were separate white and black schools. White schools are profusely safer and nicer than black schools. Black schools did not have as much funding or as great of an education. One family wanted their child to attend a white school due to it being closer to their house, but they were not allowed to. They brought the problem to the court and argued that it was a violation of the 14th Amendment, which said that “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property.” Some people argued that if the Supreme Court declared the segregation of schools unconstitutional, it would go against traditions and be focused on data from scientists, instead of the law. Despite critics, the Court decided the segregation of schools was unconstitutional. This overruled the “separate but equal” principle and said anyone of any color could attend any school they wanted to attend. This was an enormous step towards complete equality because people of color could now have the same opportunities in schools that white people