Brown v. The Board is a case that changed America forever, breaking down lines of segregation and helping America become a less racist nation. But there is much more to this case then one would think. First off this case was combined with 4 other trials by the Supreme Court. The other trials included; Belton v. Gebhart, Briggs v. Elliot, Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, and Bolling v. C. Melvin Sharpe.
The trial Brown v. The Board is the story of one little girl against a whole school system, her name was Oliver L. Brown her dream to get the best education possible. At the time the segregation laws where separate but equal, yet it was anything but. The schools for black children where in poor condition, falling apart with out dated books and little supplies. That is why she was so driven to attend a better school, the school closer to her house, a white school.
The supreme court ended up ruling in her favor, and finally allowing all kids to be schooled as one. This case has allowed America to develop more fully, and allowing us to become the society we are today. Think how different life would be is we were still separated, that is why this case is so important.
The supreme court ended up ruling in her favor, and finally allowing all kids to be schooled as one. This case has allowed America to develop more fully, and allowing us to become the society we are today. Think how different life would be is we were still separated, that is why this case is so important.
Great post. My only critique is that I think the little girl's father's name was Oliver, not the girl herself. Anyways, I found your post very interesting, especially the part where you named the four other court trials. I was unfamiliar with the fact that this case consisted of five actual cases! I also like the way you set the scene for the court trail in the second paragraph. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteI thought you did a great job with this post and connecting it to our world today. Even though this was a summary of a case, you made your reader think when you asked what would out world be today if this case had turned out differently or never happened. Good job michelle
ReplyDeleteReally good job Michelle. I think that your well explained summary of the case helped us understand what life would be like today without this case. I feel that you really captured the true meaningof this case. good job
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