Brown v Board of Education

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Background

A family tried to send their black kid to a black school because it was closer to them. Local courts denied this because of Plessy v Ferguson

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Constitutional Principle

Equal Protection Clause

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Arguments

  1. BROWN: Argued that separate facilities are not equal

  2. BoE: Plessy v Ferguson ruling

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Decision

The court agreed that separate but equal facilities are a violation of the Equal protection clause in the 14th amendment. OVERTURNED plessy v ferguson