Brown+vs.+Board

-Parents of children in Kansas said that the segregation of schools had negative psychological effects on the children -The case lost in the district court -The plaintiffs were Oliver Brown and 13 other parents from Topeka -lots of cases from many cities in Kansas -The 14th amendment didn’t say anything about states discriminating -Equal protection of laws didn’t allow for racial segregation -The Constitution didn’t require different races to attend the same schools -It was the states decision if they wanted to segregate; it was a regional custom -Whites were trying hard to make the education equal for blacks and whites President Eisenhower appointed Earl Warren as chief justice after the previous chief justice died and this helped weigh the balance as Warren overturned the Plessy case and favored Brown. Justice Warren tipped the scales and overturned the plessy case saying it was unconstitutional to segregate schools and violated 14th amendment rights to segregate. **ENFORCING THE DECISION (discuss "with all deliberate speed) (Check [|Link 1] ****)** The Supreme court only said that the states desegregate with all deliberate speed which was not clear enough and gave the States time to reorganize and oppose the decision. It caused many African Americas to continue their freedom struggle across the country. This decision led to the civil rights movement gaining momentum and it really caused the whole organized movement to start up.
 * BASIC FACTS OF THE CASES (more than one) (check video, [|Link 1], [|Link 2], [|Link 3])**
 * MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE PLAINTIFF (for integration) (check [|Link 1])**
 * - ** The kids were having negative psychological effects
 * MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE DEFENDANTS (for segregation) (check [|Link 1])**
 * THE CHANGE IN THE COURT (leading to a decision) (check** [|**Link 1**]**)**
 * THE COURT DECISION (in your own words) (check** [|**Link 1**] **and Link 2)**
 * THE IMPACT and LEGACY** **(Check** [|**Link 1**]**)**