Civil Rights Event Brown vs Board

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  • The Civil Rights Act of 1866

    The Civil Rights Act of 1866
    This act ensured that African Americans were guaranteed the right to own property and contract for work and also provided them with the right to sue.
    When the Brown vs. Board case was brought before the Supreme Court, the lawyers argued that school segregation violated the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

  • The 14th Amendement

    The 14th Amendement
    The amendment grants the privilege of citizenship to African-Americans. It guarantees equal protection under the law. It also prohibits states from denying any person life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
    This amendment helped argue in the Brown vs. Board case that separate but equal facilities were inherently unequal and violated the equal protection clause of this amendment.

  • NAACP

    NAACP
    White and black activists established the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The purpose of this organization was to fight racial injustice through legal means.
    The NAACP helped play a role in the Brown vs. Board case by providing legal representation for the plaintiffs and supporting their case.

  • Thurgood Marshall

    Thurgood Marshall
    The NAACP Board of Directions endorses his strategy for fighting segregation. Thurgood's strategy included tackling segregation in education.
    Thurgood Marshall served as the lead counsel for the Brown vs. Board case. He argued that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

  • School Segregation Cases

    School Segregation Cases
    Numerous cases of school segregation had been filed in various states such as Delaware, Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington DC. In order to demonstrate their national significance these cases have been consolidated into a single case Brown vs Board.

  • Brown vs Board

    Brown vs Board
    The Brown vs. Board case stands as a landmark decision by the US Supreme Court which confidently ruled that state laws in the US that establish racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional. The court's decision in Brown paved the way for integration and became a significant victory for the Civil Rights Movement, becoming a model for many future impact litigation cases.

  • Reference Page

    https://www.thoughtco.com/brown-v-board-of-education-timeline-45459
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education