Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka 1954 Flashcards
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| 1113648500 | When and what was the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling? | Earl Warren's court unanimously decided (9-0) on 17th May 1954 that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal". The NAACP led the case. The decision overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson ruling of 1896 which allowed state-sponsored segregation. | 1 | |
| 1113648501 | What was the significance of the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka? | Schools in the South now had to be desegregated and mixed classes could theoretically reduce racial tensions as people mix and see each other on an equal footing. Showed the Supreme Court could now be used as a tool of striking down racist laws. The scale of the judgement 9-0 sent a clear message that racism was unacceptable in American society. | 2 | |
| 1113648502 | An evaluation of the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling. | Schools remained segregated in the South despite the case bringing de jure change Many white parents ensured their children went to white schools that were white in everything but not name - noone could force them to send their children to schools in black areas of towns or cities. Little Rock in 1957 is an example of how the legal case didn't change things immediately. | 3 |