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Brown V. Board of Education Term Paper
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Subject:Law
Topic:Plessy V Ferguson
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When Brown vs. Board of Education came to the courts the judges ruled that the school law allowing "separate but equal educations" was unconstitutional which set the stage for the later examination of special education students being "separate but equal" in the district's treatment of their education.
I agree with the decision that was handed down and believe that one justice decision summed up the facts when it comes to any student, including racially divided or special educationally divided or gender divided students when he said:
Today it is a principal instrument in awakening the child to cultural values, in preparing him for later professional training, and in helping him to adjust normally to his environment. In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms."
The world is a diverse place and with the segregation of students, whether it be by race, gender or ability creates a division that transcends the initial qualifier. The school laws that allowed this to happen, if they had been allowed to continue would have most likely caused racial discrimination, gender discrimination and ability discrimination to remain a part of daily life in America.
The court's belief that every child in America has an inherent right to an equal education sends a message to every student in the nation that they are valued and what better way to prepare America's future adult leaders than by letting them know they are valued?
Conclusion
The case of Brown vs. Board of Education created the backbone for future cases to be heard with regard to equal treatment in any area of education. It was a landmark decision in which the court publicly denounced the substandard treatment of Black students in the nation's schools and it was a decision that helped strengthen the diverse nature of this nation.
REFERENCES
Brown vs. Board of Education (accessed 4-23-07)
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/early-civilrights/brown.html
Brown vs. Board of Education (accessed 4-23-07)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education
S. Supreme Court
BROWN v. BOARD of EDUCATION, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
347 U.S. 483 BROWN ET AL. v. BOARD of EDUCATION of TOPEKA ET AL.
APPEAL FROM the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the DISTRICT
OF KANSAS. * No. 1. Argued December 9, 1952. Reargued December 8, 1953.
Decided May 17, 1954.
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REFERENCES
Brown vs. Board of Education (accessed 4-23-07)
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/early-civilrights/brown.html
Brown vs. Board of Education (accessed 4-23-07)
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