Brown v. Board of Education Of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 Riley DeRubbo

Constitutional issues The Constitutional issue in this case was, american state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. African american kids were not allowed to attend the same school as white kids.

Parties involved The parties involved were brown , and the board of education

When and Where On May 17, 1954 in Topeka, kansas , the state sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment.

Events leading up The decision that declared separate educational facilities for white and african americans students were inherently unequal. Some african american students had been denied admission to all - white public school. Equal protection had been violated because african american schools were inferior to almost all white schools is almost every aspect.

Previous court cases The supreme court combined 5 cases into a single one. This eventually turned into brown v. board of education. The cases were Delaware -- belton v. gebhart ( bulah v. gebhart) kansas -- brown v. board of education

Historical context On june 5 1952 the first sporting event was televised nationally Walcott v charles boxing December 5-8 london has worst smog ever killing 4-8,000

Supreme court ruling / decision There was a unanimous ruling that state- sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. The rule was 9-0

Reasoning Supreme court said the “separate but equal” was unconstitutional under the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.

Opposing viewpoints There were no opposing viewpoints among the supreme court, it was a unanimous vote.

How do i feel I'm happy that this court case happened. There is no reason for the schools to be segregated. A african american child should not have to travel farther than a white child just because they cannot go to the same school as them. Everyone deserves an equal opportunity and equal rights.

Dissenting opinions There was no dissenting opinion of the supreme court because the vote was unanimous. I don't have one either, i think the right decision was made. There wasn't a justice that wrote a dissenting opinion because no one disagreed. There were no concurrent opinions.

significance The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education marked a turning point in the history of race relations in the United States. On May 17, 1954, the Court stripped away constitutional sanctions for segregation by race, and made equal opportunity in education the law of the land. This case is considered a landmark because it has historical and legal significance. This was a major turning point for segregation and equal rights