Brown v. Board of Education Lecture Notes

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Brown v. Board of Education

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

Fourteenth Amendment

Part of the U.S. Constitution that guarantees equal protection under the law.

Separate but Equal Doctrine

A legal doctrine that justified racial segregation; declared unconstitutional by Brown v. Board of Education.

Equal Protection of the Laws

A clause in the Fourteenth Amendment that provides no state shall deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Kansas

In Topeka, seeking to enjoin a state statute allowing school segregation. The three-judge District Court recognized the detrimental impact of segregation but ruled that facilities were equal.

South Carolina

In Clarendon County, seeking cessation of laws enforcing segregation. The District Court acknowledged the inferiority of Negro schools while denying relief.

Virginia

In Prince Edward County, similar petitions for relief. The District Court found the Negro schools inferior

Delaware

Seeking admission to white schools, ruling favored them due to discrepancies in school quality.