“We conclude that, in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place.” “Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” The case of Brown vs the Board of Education is a case that help changes the lives of African Americans. Brown vs the Board of Education helped to end segregation in schools, the railroads, and other public works throughout the state of Mississippi. This case began in 1954 and was known as one of the most important cases in history. It not only help end segregation in the public schools but also violated the Equal Protection Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment. The Equal Protection Clause which is part of the 14th amendment which states that there may be no discrimination against them by law.
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Plessy was an African American that refused to fall for the rules of following the law in which he would not sit inside of a Jim Crow car. This case meant that African Americans were only allowed to use separate facilities from others. When talking to my mom who grew up in Mississippi she told me the story of when she was growing up. Even though this law had passed, they still were not allowed to use certain facilities. She told me stories how when they went to the doctor there was a door in which they were allowed to go through and that was the only way they were allowed to see him. She also had to stand outside to order food from the local restaurants because they were not allowed to go in. It is very difficult to understand this because the time. They were still allowed to keep this practice up even though this case of Brown v the Board of Education was won which allowed her to go inside of those
Plessy was an African American that refused to fall for the rules of following the law in which he would not sit inside of a Jim Crow car. This case meant that African Americans were only allowed to use separate facilities from others. When talking to my mom who grew up in Mississippi she told me the story of when she was growing up. Even though this law had passed, they still were not allowed to use certain facilities. She told me stories how when they went to the doctor there was a door in which they were allowed to go through and that was the only way they were allowed to see him. She also had to stand outside to order food from the local restaurants because they were not allowed to go in. It is very difficult to understand this because the time. They were still allowed to keep this practice up even though this case of Brown v the Board of Education was won which allowed her to go inside of those