The Trial
Did the court side in favor of the Board of Education or Mr. Brown?
Mr. Brown
How was African American education different from that of white Americans? (Name 2 examples)
Poor funding, fewer resources, run-down school buildings, lower-quality education, etc
What happened to the African American teacher workforce after the ruling?
Thousands became unemployed.
What states/part of the country particularly rebelled against the final ruling?
Southern States
Who brought the Board of Education to court and why?
Oliver Brown; an all-white school in Topeka, Kansas denied her acceptance because of her race.
Where did Brown v Board of Education originate?
Topeka, Kansas
How were African American students treated after the ruling?
They continued to receive a poorer education.
What happened to many schools that were forced to integrate?
The government closed them and built private schools instead.
Which amendment did school segregation break?
14th Amendment
Why did Oliver Brown want Linda Brown to go to an all-white school?
He wanted her to have an education equal to white children and it was also closer to home than schools for only colored children.
The first group of African American students to go to Little Rock’s Central High school
Little Rock Nine
What was one resistance movement against school integration?
Sara will tell you
What phrase did the ruling debunk once and for all regarding racial segregation of schools?
“Separate but equal@
Why were young colored children at a disadvantage with their lower-quality education?
They had a weaker chance of getting a good job and a higher education.
The first African American child to go to a formerly all-white school
Ruby Bridges
What was another resistance movement against school integration?
Sara will tell you
Judge Earl Warren
Describe Plessy v. Ferguson case
On May 18, 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the term “separate but equal” was not unconstitutional, which made school segregation based on race legal.
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
What Senator enforced “Southern Manifesto?”
A - Senator Byrd
B - Senator Blackburn
C - Senator Paul
D - Senator Jorge
A - Senator Byrd