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Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy, who was African American, broke a Louisiana state law by refusing to move from a whites only designated seat on a train. Judge Ferguson ruled that the state law of equal but fair treatments to all colors would be upheld. The case went to the Supreme Court where the law was upheld since it didnt interfere with any amendments. The decision affected colored people and showed them that although they can get equal treatment, they're still not good enough to use the whites' facilities. -
Brown v. the Board of Education, Topeka
This was a monumental case because separate schools for whites and colored people was deemed unconstitutional. It involved Oliver Brown (along with 12 other parents) versus the Topeka Board of Education. The outcome of this case was huge in that it allowed blacks and whites to go to school with each other and marked the beginning of desegregation. African Americans were the biggest group who were impacted by this change because they finally got the opportunity to feel equal. -
Plyler vs. Doe
The Supreme Court rejected a state law that denied school funding for immigrant children and charged them $1,000 a year in tuition. It involved James Plyler, who was a superintendent, versus John Doe. This decision affected immigrant children and its outcome was that they not only wouldn't have to pay tuition, but they also would receive free public school education. -
Title IV
Title IV was a huge landmark because it prohibited discrimination based on nationality, sex, race, color, or religion in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and colleges. It's still so important today because it forbids schools from being allowed to discriminate against students because of their individual differences. -
Education of all Hanicapped Children Act
This Act was monumental because it allowed handicapped children to receive the same luxuries of education as regular children. It also entitled them to receive one free meal a day. The school is required to evaluate the child and make an education plan for that child. This Act is so great because it allows physically and mentally handicapped children to receive the exact same educational opportunities that all the other children are entitled to receive as well.
