Brown v Board of Education

• • NAACP combined 5 cases in 1954 and took them to the Supreme Court
• • It was argued that even with equal facilities, being segregated from white students made black children feel inferior
  • They argued that "separate but equal" broke 14th Amendment
• Judges:

  • During the case, pro-segregation judge died and was replaced with anti-segregation judge
• Verdict:

  • Supreme Court ruled that Plessy v Ferguson was unconstitutional and schools were told to desegregate
  • Schools avoided Desegregation as the ruling didn't state when thy had to do this by
• Brown II:

  • In 1955, it was ruled that schools should make a "prompt but reasonable" start on Desegregation but gave no deadline
• • By 1957, 723 school districts desegregated
• Deep South response:

  • The Deep South called for "massive resistance" and threatened any black students who tried to attend desegregated schools
• • The WCC was set up in Mississippi to preserve segregation
• Negative effects:

  • Black students faced threats and bullying
  • Black teachers either lost their jobs or faced harrassmen from white students