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Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy's argument about his constitutional rights being violated was rejected by judge John H. Ferguson, because even though black and white races were segregated, they had equal services. -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), brought to attention the inequality of colored-only schools and white-only schools to different courts in the nation. With an unanimously decision of the court, Justice Chief Earl Warren, announced the doctrine of "separate but equal" from the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), to be unconstitutional. -
Title IV Higher Education Act of 1965
This law was passed by President Lyndon Johnson. The Higher Education Act was passed to assist college and university students with financial aid. Congress since then has reauthorized H.E.A. for additional programs. Some dates included: 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998 and 2008. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act so students with disabilities could get more of an education than what they were getting. Even though disabled students were allowed to attend school, the majority of these students were out aside because it was believed that they wouldn't learn much. Passing this law meant that schools would have to design a program ( an IEP) for the student that would help them learn. This law has since been revised and it is now called IDEA. -
Plyler v. Doe
Superintendent James Plyler from Tyler, Texas, was asking for tuition for undocumented children who wanted to attend school. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), and a lawyer presented cases to a court about the violations the state of Texas as well as Plyler's request were committing from the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court's decision 5-4, was that in fact there was a violation of the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause.
