1. The Courts begin to dismantle segregation
Well… just under 100 years after the civil war, we start to do something else about African American rights

2. Early decisions make big strides
1935- University of Maryland was ordered to admit a black student
1948- Shelley v. Kraemer- states were not allowed to enforce restrictive covenants… aka couldn’t say you can’t live here because of skin color
1950- began to attack segregation in education

3. Brown v. Board of Education… the start
All started with a little 7 year old girl Linda Brown
12 other parents joined to fight the Topeka, Kansas school board
NAACP jumped in to help out and when the local court ruled in favor of the school board… they took it to the supreme court

4. Images from this…

5. Brown v Board
Was a series of cases from Kansas, SC, Virginia, Delaware, and DC
Became a class action lawsuit
The NAACP’s lead attorney, Thurgood Marshall
Showed the Dall test in court… take a look
BTW, became a supreme court justice from … the first African American EVER!

6. The Doll Experiment

7. Took some time, but worked
Took 1.5 years to render a verdict, because the new chief justice Earl Warren, wanted a unanimous decision for brown… finally may 17th, 1954… they announced their decision
One of the most judicial decisions in the nation’s history

8. Gave em’ time to comply
Supreme court issued a second ruling that states begin to desegregation with “all deliberate speed.” what is that???
Some fought it, like Mississippi, but all eventually had to comply

9. In the end…