Research Paper On Brown Vs Board Of Education

Allison Dyer

Mrs. Cox

American Studies 3-4

17 February 2016

Exterminating Segregation Once and for All On May 17, 1954, a decision made that would change lives. Some people thought this day would never come, but segregation in public schools was announced unconstitutional. The court case was named after Oliver Brown, whose daughter had to face a long commute just to go to a school of her color. Knowing that there was another school much closer that his daughter could go to, but was a white only school, angered Brown and is what caused him to fight this case. The outcome of the Brown vs Board of Education case was revolutionary by not only ending the segregation of public school but also changing Civil Rights forever. Oliver Brown was

The people were very appreciative of this and showed their gratitude by supporting Brown in everything he did and said. Brown vs Board of Education had a huge impact on the United States. “The landmark decision actually resolved six separate segregation cases from four states, consolidated under the name Brown vs Board of Education.” (Order of Argument 1). Instead of only affecting one state; it actually affected four separate states to end segregation in the schools. Brown only had the intention of helping out one state, he never knew it would become something bigger. One of the arguments stated, that the

The decision ended segregation in schools and greatly affected everyone that was white and colored that attended a public school. Brown truly changed the outlook of public schools today. If it were not for him, maybe schools today would still be separated into colored and whites. “Scholars now point out that Brown v. Board was not the beginning of the modern civil rights movement, but there is no doubt that it constituted a watershed moment in the struggle for racial equality in America.” (Brown vs Board 1). It is proven that schools are slowly but surely going back to the way things were before this case. “Black students are suspended or expelled at triple the rate of their white peers, according to the U.S. Education Department's 2011-2012 Civil Rights Data Collection, a survey conducted every two years.”(American Schools Are 1). Parents of every race just want their children to get a good education and be successful in life. Unfortunately many African-American parents feel like their children and themselves are being treated unequally. With everything that has happened in the past with the segregated schools and people not being treated equally, it still has an effect on today’s world and how people think. There are also people who appreciate everything that Brown did for the public schools and are very thankful for everything he did. Brown has forever changed the look in public schools. He was a smart