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US Civil Rights Presentation
School Desegregation Mackenzie Emily Ellen
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The Beginning of School Segregation in the USA
June 7, Homer Plessy (1/8 black) bought a ticket for the “whites only”Louisana railroad car- was detained Plessy lawyers argued against violation of freedom and the 14th amendment - Judge Ferguson rejected it-Plessy was convicted Segregation is legitimatized USA “equal but separate”
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Brown Vs Board of Education
1952- Cases in Kansas,Delaware, South Carolina and Virginia challenge in school segregation Consolidated cases under name Oliver Brown v Board of Education of Topeka Culmination of years of work by NAACP
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Result? Segregation of children was deemed unconstitutional(1954)
Earl Warren deemed violation of the 14th amendment American school become intergrated
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How effective had this been?
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Discussion Questions Does this video shock you? Why/Why not?
Whats your opinion? Does segregation happen naturally in schools today? Is it an issue?
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