4.2 Discussion: Brown v. Board of Education

The issues leading to Brown v. Board of Education

2.10 Separate But Equal-Doll Test

After reading the Cases leading to Brown v. Board ( 2.8 Equal Protection Cases leading to Brown v. Board )and watching the  Separate but Equal Doll Test comment on the NAACP's evidence to define that segregation violates Equal Protection Clause.

Discussion Question:

1. Do Segregated Schools violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment?
2. How does the ruling in Brown contrast with the Court's ruling in Plessy?
3. What is Brown II and why was it needed? 

Brown v. Board of Education II (often called Brown II) was a Supreme Court case decided in 1955. The year before, the Supreme Court had decided Brown v. Board of Education, which made racial segregation in schools illegal. ... In Brown II, the Court ordered them to integrate their schools "with all deliberate speed."

A review of the following video links will provide background to the difficulties faced prior to and after Brown.

• 3.3.1 Assigned Videos-Lynching in America
• 3.3.2 Assigned Videos-The Modern Roots of Segregation and Racism
• 3.3.3 Assigned Videos- Civil Rights Events - Emmet Till-Rosa Parks-Lunch Counter Sit Ins

Each student is required to post a 200 word response to the question.

The student then must post at least a 100 word response to at lease two other student posts

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