Summary Of The Brown Vs Board Of Education Case Of 1954

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The Brown vs. Board of Education case of 1954 came about because America followed the “separate but equal” doctrine, so black and white children attended different schools and many of the black schools did not receive as much funding as the white schools. An African American girl, Linda was not allowed to attend a school closer to her because it was a white school, so she attended a black school across town. Linda’s father and many other parents were upset by this, so they sued the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. The court ruled in favor of the Board of Education because of the Plessy vs. Furguson case of 1896, so the case was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

This case went through many distinct stages because Chief Justice Vinson