Thurgood Marshall Research Paper

“A child born to a black mother has the same rights as a white baby born into the wealthiest family in the united states. This is not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for” -Thurgood Marshall. This was not the case in most Southern American states. Almost everything was separated. This was called segregation. One of the largest most important controversies in segregation was education. Adults knew everything that was going on, and knew why there were treated the way they were. However, separate education was so huge because children were being affected. Parents were afraid their kids would see they do not matter. School segregation went on for years until one person was willing to speak out for their child. …show more content…
The case was eventually passed and heard before the court. After a long hard fight the Supreme Court unanimously favored Brown, and declared the “Separate but Equal Doctrine” was unconstitutional. This was a huge televised event, and was even published in the weekly newspaper. This was a huge warp in people's everyday life. This put a clear end to segregation in schools, and allowed all children an equal education. In 1964, nearly ten years after the court ruling, Brown’s legal campaign turned into a huge mass movement to eliminate all traces of institutionalized segregation and racism. This was the official wake up call for all Americans that treating humans poorly for appearance was wrong, and …show more content…
All cases, and actions all lead to the free world we have today. Today, people of color can go to school with us, can work the same jobs as us, vote, and even own houses, businesses, and property. Although there is still some racism in our world, I don't think we could be any happier with our equality. We have so many people to thank for our lives today. All because one person was willing to act out after they were poorly treated. Thus created, and positively ended the Civil Rights Movement. At the end of the day everyone was happy with the results, and can live in

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