What was the effect of the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 1

Brown changed the ways that Education was doled out to children. Before this Supreme Court decision, Black and White children went to separate schools in many states (primarily the "south"). The Supreme Court had previously upheld this practice if the education was separate but equal. This decision determined that the education was definitely not equal, and now all public schools are integrated. It was a huge step for education and for equality.

Case Citation:

Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)

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Answer 2

Brown v. the Board of Education, (1954) overturned the Supreme Court's prior ruling in the Plessy v. Ferguson,(1896) case. It determined that "separate but equal" was not actually a feasible option because by being separate the facilities were inherently unequal. This decision made segregation (mainly in schools) illegal.

Answer 3

It had short and long-term impacts. It took the barrier of segregation away from the Supreme Court originally supported by the case of Dred Scott v. Sanford in 1857, giving African Americans hope for equality. In Brown v. ED the Supreme Court realized, referring to An American Dilemma by Gunner Myrdal, that separation was inherently unequal, and, in doing so, could have been said to have impacted Rosa Parks remark that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Furthermore, it could also have said to be one of the first times, other than that of President Lincoln of course, where the government supported equality and topics pertaining to those encompassed by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In context, with other events at the time it, it helped open doors to the future of today.

Answer 4

Schools were forced to integrate students of different races.