Brown+v.+Board+of+Education

I was successful in this activity. I can finally go to a non segregated school! When doing this activity I learned how hard it is for people to hear your voice and to listen to the ideas you have. I also learned about how awful the segregated schools were for African Americans. I can't imagine how they could survive everyday.
 * SETTING THE STAGE** - ** [|Participate in The Road to Justice activity] Were you successful? What did your learn in the activity (just think about it ....) **

Make a bulleted list of the basic facts of the __cases__ brought to the Supreme Court -In a town called Topeka in Kansas, Oliver Brown and 13 other parents felt that segregated elementary schools should be illegal. They felt this because of the harmful psychological effects they believed had on their African American children. The Federal Court ruled against the plaintiffs and this case reached all they way to the Supreme Court.
 * THE BASIC FACTS OF THE CASES (more than one) (check video, [|Link 1], [|Link 2] , [|Link 3] )**

** THE MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE PLAINTIFF (for integration) (check [|Link 1] )** List the major arguments of the plaintiffs -Equal protection of the laws does not allow for racial segregation. -Segregation in public schools should be prohibited due to the Fourteenth Amendment. -The Fourteenth Amendment said nothing about establishing segregated education. -Psychological testing showed harmful effects in the minds of segregated African Americans.

** THE MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE DEFENDANTS (for segregation) (check [|Link 1] )** List the major arguments of the Defendants -The Constitution did not require white and African Americans to attend the same schools. -Social separation of blacks and whites was a regional custom. -Segregation was not harmful to black people. -Whites were trying to equalize education but it would take some time because black children were still living with the effects of slavery.

** THE CHANGE IN THE COURT (leading to a decision) (check** [|**Link 1**] **)** What important change happened in the Supreme Court, and what was its impact? In 1953, Vinson died and President Eisenhower appointed Earl Warren as chief justice. Adding him to the court produced a unanimous decision to overturn the decision. This changed the course of American history.

** THE COURT DECISION (in your own words) (check** [|**Link 1**] **and Link 2)** What did the Supreme Court decide in the landmark decision? The Supreme Court decided that it was not clear whether the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment intended to permit segregated public education so it should not happen. Earl Warren also said that education was the most vital function of state and local governments so racial segregation should not occur. **ENFORCING THE DECISION (discuss "with all deliberate speed) (Check [|Link 1] ** **)**  What was the Court's statement about the enforcement of the decision? What happened to the enforcement? The Court declared the system of legal segregation unconstitutional. Many whites disagreed with this enforcement and considered it an assault on their way of life. 

**THE IMPACT and LEGACY** **(Check** [|**Link 1**] **)** What is the overall importance and legacy of //Brown v. Board//? Fifty years after this case, many other ethnic groups now are demanding equal opportunities. Such as ethnic minorities, women, and people with disabilities. 