Brown vs. Board of Education - What I Learned
The Brown vs. Board of Education changed our world in so many ways. This went on from December 9, 1952 to May 17, 1954. White students and black students were being separated. When they would be put together, white students would go home and complain to their parents or their parents would complain about it saying they feel uncomfortable being in the room with someone different than them. This case was ruled unconstitutional even if segregated schools were separate but equal.
Supporting Segregated School Systems
African Americans are a minority no matter what happens. White people and black people believed in different things and had very different views on religion. At this time, white people felt that God wanted them to be separate because the United States of America was a separate but equal country. They believed they were born to be separate, so why should they be put together? White children's parents argued to the court that their children would feel out of place if they are thrown into a classroom with kids that are nothing like them. Lastly, another thing that was argued is that this does NOT violate the 14th amendment. The 14th amendment states that “no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.”
Against Segregated School Systems
Image 2: From class
As shown in the second image, white students have space in their classroom while black students are crammed in. We can see the difference between the way these students were treated differently. School systems were anything but equal. African American children have received far less funding than white students white kids when it comes to schooling. White students get a better education overall. It has been proven that separating the kids does nothing and all it does is limit America's growth as a society and economically. Having children separated for learning purposes does nothing for them besides show them that it's not okay to be different.
Sources
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/brown-v-board-of-education
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