Topic > The Brown v. Board of Education - 664

African Americans have always been in struggle. How we deal with the difficult things the world throws at us is what makes us stronger than others. The case Brown v. Board of Education is a perfect example of an African American fighting to be heard. This case has the history of blacks and whites always coming to an interference that impacts all people in a society at large. The consequences that blacks faced were (racial) segregation, equal protection, and freedom of speech. In May 1954, black and white children could not attend the same school. This case came up because there were many others just like it, but the one that stood out the most was Plessy v. Ferguson. The Supreme Court let this go on for years, even knowingly violating the Fourteenth Amendment. As the Supreme Court states: “After reviewing psychological studies showing that black girls in segregated schools had low racial self-esteem, the Court concluded that separating children on the basis of race creates dangerous inferiority complexes that can adversely affect the ability of learning of black children. The Court concluded that even if physical facilities were equal between white and black schools, racial segregation in schools is “inherently unequal” and is therefore always unconstitutional” (Supreme Court). The judges were very strict and didn't try to see things their way. The fact that they knew it was wrong they still decided to deny any claims or evidence. In the early years blacks trying to have equals just like everyone else according to the law was impossible. Many people would protest for anything they believed in, wanted to be heard, and would go to extremes to make that happen. In 1946 a man named Herman Sweatt protested because... middle of paper... restaurants, cinemas and then schools (Majerol). The world we live in today is far the opposite of the one we arrived at. it's still a long way off, it's still not perfect because people of color are still discriminated against in one way or another but it's a thousand times better than not having the same rights as white people, not being listened to and being able to be protected in the same way. Since 1964, discrimination based on race, religion, colour, sex and nationality has been prohibited. Also since 2004 Southern schools are more integrated than ever, blacks and whites work together phenomenally. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, “The goals of integration and a more just society that inspired that earlier generation of reformers and civil rights activists continue today, as the ACLU fights to preserve the integration remedies that were the Brown's result” (ACLU).