Premise of the Case
In 1896, this case known as __________ allowed for black and white schools to be “separate but equal”.
What is Plessy v Ferguson
In the year ______, lawsuits were being filed on behalf of black elementary school students.
What is 1950?
•A resident of Topeka, Kansas, who was known as a welder, and a _____________.
What is a World War 2 Veteran?
________ argued the case on the plaintiffs’ behalf. He proved the psychological impacts of segregated schools on students of color, and the emotional trauma that occurred to students of color due to segregation.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
•Many black schools in the South lacked gymnasiums, libraries, cafeterias, running water and ________________.
What is electricity?
These students claimed to having their equal protection clause of their ____ amendment violated.
what is the 14th amendment?
•He served as an __________ at his local church.
What is assistant Pastor?
The United States Government backed Thurgood Marshall, claiming that separate but equal facilities were considered to be ___________.
What is unconstitutional?
by 1954, southern black schools received only _____ of the funding and support at their white school counterparts
What is half?
•Lawsuits were filed in Virginia, District of Columbia, Delaware, South Carolina, and ________.
Hint: Topeka, __________.
What is Kansas?
•When consolidating all of the cases, Brown’s name was used by the ______________.
What is the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court Decision was ___________.
What is unanimous?
•Prior to the Brown Vs Board of Education Case, over _______ states had segregated schools by Law.
What is One-third
•The parents took on the roles of plaintiffs during the cases, including _____________.
Who is Oliver Brown?
Oliver Brown was of the parents that filed the lawsuit, when his daughter, _________ was forced to take a bus to a school farther away than her zoned school
Who is Linda Brown?
Due to this, the _______________ doctrine would be overturned.
What is Seperate but Equal?