Brown+vs.+Board+of+Education

= = = = The 1954 United States Supreme Court decision in // Oliver L. Brown et.al. v. the Board of Education of // // Topeka //// (KS) et.al. // is among the most significant judicial turning points in the development of our country. Originally led by Charles H. Houston, and later Thurgood Marshall and a formidable legal team, it dismantled the legal basis for racial segregation in schools and other public facilities.
 * //Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS//**

About The Case: The 1954 United States Supreme Court decision in //Oliver L. Brown et.al. v. the Board of Education of Topeka (KS) et.al.// is among the most significant judicial turning points in the development of our country. Originally led by Charles H. Houston, and later Thurgood Marshall and a formidable legal team, it dismantled the legal basis for racial segregation in schools and other public facilities. By declaring that the discriminatory nature of racial segregation ... "violates the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees all citizens equal protection of the laws," //Brown v. Board of Education// laid the foundation for shaping future national and international policies regarding human rights. //Brown v. Board of Education// was not simply about children and education. The laws and policies struck down by this court decision were products of the human tendencies to prejudge, discriminate against, and stereotype other people by their ethnic, religious, physical, or cultural characteristics. Ending this behavior as a legal practice caused far reaching social and ideological implications, which continue to be felt throughout our country. The //Brown// decision inspired and galvanized human rights struggles across the country and around the world. The //Brown// decision initiated educational and social reform throughout the United States and was a catalyst in launching the modern Civil Rights Movement. Bringing about change in the years since the //Brown// case continues to be difficult. But the //Brown v. Board of Education// victory brought this country one step closer to living up to its democratic ideas. []
 * //Brown v. Board of Education// was not the first challenge to school segregation. As early as 1849, African Americans filed suit against an educational system that mandated racial segregation, in the case of Roberts v. City of Boston.
 * Oliver Brown, the case namesake, was just one of the nearly 200 plaintiffs from five states who were part of the NAACP cases brought before the Supreme Court in 1951. The Kansas case was named for Oliver //Brown// as a legal strategy to have a man head the plaintiff roster.

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