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School Desegregation

            Racial discrimination has been highly evident throughout the course of US history. The prejudices society has toward certain groups or factions can be traced back to pre-Revolutionary America. African-American slaves were treated as the subordinates of their white masters; they were considered to be far less superior to them. In recent history, blacks were kept separate from the Caucasians in every faucet of society, predominately in educational facilities. As time progressed, however, society has become more accepting of the racial differences. This is mainly due to the important movements spearheaded by several influential individuals.
             Before a monumental 1954 trial, Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, seventeen states had implemented a segregation law that permitted schools to separate black and white students; these were mainly the Southern states. The trial stated that the segregation of the schools was unconstitutional since it violated the fourteenth amendment of the constitution. It ruled that the federal courts had authority over the segregation issue and that the integration of students should commence immediately. Some states complied while others did not. Conflicts with the issue arose and many states rebelled. Many protests were organized by the whites who disapproved of the integration. By the 1960's, violent acts were committed in response to the admittance of blacks to colleges and universities. Some states did not admit the black students but the federal government intervened. It resulted in the brutal attacks on the students and soldiers.
             It was not until individuals such as Martin L. King appeared that the black community unified and took the initiative to establish racial equality. Society started to accept different races and ethnicities more and the schools started to integrate students in order to unify them.
             The malice that America had toward different racial groups stemmed primarily from the different opinions each region had.


Essays Related to School Desegregation

1. Desegregation in Public School

The Fight for Desegregation in Public Schools From the day Lincoln freed the slaves, blacks have been fighting for equality. ... The bold actions by the few led to the desegregation of schools in the 1960's. ... "Anthony Lewis, a reporter for the New York Times, in a study of school desegregation, pointed out that there were rapid steps taken toward desegregation in Kansas, Arizona, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore." ... This county in Virginia closed their schools rather than desegregating them. ... Little Rock Central High School was to began the 1957 school year as a desegregat...

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2. The Dream Yet to Be Realized

Hundreds of lawsuits later, black and white students were bused back and forth to desegregated schools in cities across the United States. Where does the fate of desegregation stand now? ... Of course, the Brown decision did not miraculously desegregate schools. ... Little Rock Central High School was to begin the 1957 school year desegregated. ... United States, 1967 v/s The court for the first time ordered an entire state, Alabama, to desegregate its schools. ...

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3. School Desegregation

School Desegregation Racial discrimination has been highly evident throughout the course of US history. ... Board of Education of Topeka, seventeen states had implemented a segregation law that permitted schools to separate black and white students; these were mainly the Southern states. The trial stated that the segregation of the schools was unconstitutional since it violated the fourteenth amendment of the constitution. ... Society started to accept different races and ethnicities more and the schools started to integrate students in order to unify them. ... The graph indicated that th...

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4. Brown V. Board of Ed

Desegregation was a path that they thought of not taking. The dispute was that not all people viewed desegregation as a good thing, even the African Americans. ... That is why the NAACP decided to go as far to desegregate. ... From all the cases that dealt with desegregation, the justices chose Topeka, Kansas. ... The vote that came from Brown v. the Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas, was unanimous in favor of desegregation. ...

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5. Brown Versus Topeka Board of Education

Eventually, on May 31st, 1955, the Supreme Court developed its own method of proceeding to desegregate the school system "with all deliberate speed". However, it took many years until all school systems across America became completely desegregated. ... By 1961, another five states had some integrated schools, while other schools remained segregated. However, there was still much defiance towards desegregation. ... Louisiana only began desegregation of schools in 1960, and was met with a boycott of the schools. ...

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6. Brown vs. Board of Education

However, by the early 1950s instead of ordering desegregation of schools, federal courts required local school boards to equalize their schools ("Bush v. ... While stating that segregation in public schools violated the Constitution, the Supreme Court did not order segregated school districts to desegregate their schools immediately. The rules for implementing Brown were provided in the Brown II decision in 1955, which stated that school districts should proceed with "all deliberate speed" to desegregate their schools (Brinkley 900). Even though the Supreme Court's order to...

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7. Successes of the Civil Rights Movement

African Americans even had their own facilities, schools, transportation, seats and telephone booths. ... Thus, the Supreme Court ruled that the schools should advance towards desegregation but there was hostility and resistance that came from the South. ... Board of Education of Topeka represented an exploitation of judicial power and the resistance resulted in only one percent of black children attending public schools. ... Some of the resistances resulted in violent measures and actually pushed back desegregation in some areas. ... It was able to establish organizations that promoted the ne...

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8. Brown V. Board of Education

Board of Education of Topeka, 349, U.S. 294 (1955) The supreme court establishes judicial guidelines for local courts in the desegregation of public schools. ... Furthermore many believed that desegregation in any and all forms needed to be done in order to impro! ... Those in favor of desegregation said that the amendment is decisive in the manner it stands and includes public education. ... The supporters of segregated schools said that white schools and African American schools were equalized with respect to buildings, curricula, qualifications and salaries of teachers, and other "tangib...

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9. Brown Vs Board of Education

The NAACP would struggle in trying to convince the jury that the schools were unequal because both school's courses and buildings were of equal standards and although the Sumner school was closer, Topeka still provided busing for the African Americans to get to their school. ... The Court had to make a decision based not on whether or not the authors of the Fourteenth Amendment had desegregated schools in mind when they wrote the amendment in 1868, but based upon whether or not desegregated schools deprived black children of equal protection of the law (Brown). ... Board of Education di...

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  • Grade Level: High School

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