Brown vs The board of education


 * Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka took place between Dec 9, 1952 and May 17, 1954.
 * (Possibly) Most famous US supreme court decision of the 20th century.
 * Court case that separate educational facilities for white and African American students were inherently unequal and violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
 * Started with Linda Brown, a young African American girl who had been denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka, Kansas, because of the color of her skin.
 * December 9, 1952;  African American attorney, Thurgood Marshall, argued on behalf of the plaintiffs.
 * December 8, 1953; Addressed the question whether it to be inconsistent with racial segregation in public education according to the 14th amendment.
 * May 17, 1954; The supreme court published guidelines requiring public school systems to integrate “with all deliberate speed.”
 * Earl Warren - 30th Governor of California and appointed to the supreme court. He's the one who decided to outlawe segregation in public schools.
 * Word help: Plaintiffs - a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
 * Integrate - combine with another to form a whole.
 * Integrate - combine with another to form a whole.