Brown v Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark court case that deemed racial segregation in schools unconstitutional in 1954. Brown v. Board of Education was the combination of five different court cases challenging segregation from various parts of the country.
Briggs v. Elliot--South Carolina
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County--Virginia
In 1951 Barbara Rose Johns organized a 450 student walkout of Moton High School in response to rampant under funding. The students marched to the homes of the school board members, who had denied their school funds. The board members refused to see the students. The refusal sparked an additional two weeks of protesting. The NAACP eventually took the protest and launched a court case.
Gebhart v. Belton--Delaware
This case was unique for the court's decision. The Delaware state court sided with the plaintiffs and deemed the separate but equal doctrine was unconstitutional.
Bolling v. Sharpe--Washington D.C.
Brown v Board of Education --Kansas
The Kansas state court found that little to no inferiority existed in black schools in Kansas. The court the staff, schools, and curriculum to be equal.
Briggs v. Elliot--South Carolina
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County--Virginia
In 1951 Barbara Rose Johns organized a 450 student walkout of Moton High School in response to rampant under funding. The students marched to the homes of the school board members, who had denied their school funds. The board members refused to see the students. The refusal sparked an additional two weeks of protesting. The NAACP eventually took the protest and launched a court case.
Gebhart v. Belton--Delaware
This case was unique for the court's decision. The Delaware state court sided with the plaintiffs and deemed the separate but equal doctrine was unconstitutional.
Bolling v. Sharpe--Washington D.C.
Brown v Board of Education --Kansas
The Kansas state court found that little to no inferiority existed in black schools in Kansas. The court the staff, schools, and curriculum to be equal.