Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Mr. Seeley
NAACP Attorney Thurgood Marshall Background Schools were segregated in many parts of the country With NAACP help, 13 families sued the school board in Topeka, Kansas NAACP Attorney Thurgood Marshall
Chief Justice Earl Warren What Happened Supreme Court declared segregation of public schools unconstitutional (9-0) Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson because it violated 14th Amendment “Separate is inherently unequal” Chief Justice Earl Warren Thurgood Marshall
Importance/Aftermath Landmark Supreme Court decision Led to eventual desegregation of schools and other public places Supreme Court (1967-1991)
10-2-2 Discuss Describe school segregation before Brown v. Board. Why was this decision important and what did it lead to? Would you have had the courage to be one of the first to desegregate a school? Why/why not?
Works Consulted “Brown v. Board of Education.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Apr. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education. History.com Staff. “Brown v. Board of Education.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/black- history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka.