Background & Context
Who filed the law suit
Linda Brown's father, Oliver Brown
What was Brown trying to achieve
desegregation in schools
What was the issue the case addressed
Should racial segregation in public schools be legal
The Brown decision was a major victory for this movement.
Civil Rights Movement
Brown vs The Board of Education was actually the consolidation of how many court cases?
5
What was happening to African-American children
They were being denied access into public schools.
What previously excepted policy was ruled unequal
Separate but equal
What high school was the first to integrate African Americans after Brown v Board?
Central High School
What Amendment was used
What previous case was similar to this one?
Plessy vs Ferguson
What did the Supreme Court rule unconstitutional
Racial segregation
Did all school immediately implement the ruling
no
What does NAACP stand for
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
What year was the verdict decided
1954
What law did Brown v. Board of Education overturn?
Jim Crow's Law
They remained unequal for many more years
This was the state where Linda Brown lived and her father filed the lawsuit.
Kansas
The key phrase in the Fourteenth Amendment used in the argument was this clause.
Equal protection clause
The decision overturned this earlier Supreme Court case.
Plessy v. Ferguson
The decision inspired this later landmark law banning segregation in public places.
Civil Rights Act of 1964