Discussion on Brown v. Board of Education.
...arate but equal.” This is where Thurgood Marshall took his stance. He began to fight for integration in schools. With the help of the NAACP, a group of parents filed a class action suit against the Board of Education of Topeka schools and the trial began. By the end of the trial, it was stated, “segregated schools are not equal and cannot be made equal, and hence they are deprived of the equal protection of the laws.” The case ended with segregation in public schools being abolished. The Plessy v. Fergusen case, which stated “separate but equal” was overturned and integration was set into place. This became a turning point in American history. Whites were now forced to attend school with colored people and if schools did not comply as in Little Rock, the government stepped in. Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the National Guard to Little Rock to escort the first black students to attend the school. So after all the pain and suffering of the black people, progress was finally being made in giving all the races equal rights. This case helped change America forever. The economic, political, and social structure was completely changed in this “new” America. This was the starting point for African-Americans who are now able to hold public office and important positions within their communities. Before the Brown v. Board of Education case, the “whites” enjoyed the pleasures of clean facilities, which were bigger and better than the filthy facilities that were presented to the colored people. Society was indeed separate, but they were nowhere near equal. This caused resentment within the African-American community. This case changed it all and had a major impact on society. Without this case, there would probably still be segregation in schools. ...