In America, the famous words of our founding fathers stated, “All men are created equal.” African American did not share the same equal rights as white individuals in this country. Especially in the southern state, Jim Crow law was enforced. The reason why segregation was a law, state legislatures enforce these laws. However, this occurred in; Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
In 1950’s, five different cases were present in the U.S. Supreme Court on issues of Jim Crow law of segregation in public school. Brown vs Board of Education constituted one of these cases. Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP team of Legal Defense and Education Fund were responsible for the cases. A, three-judge panel of the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case.
In 1950’s, five different cases were present in the U.S. Supreme Court on issues of Jim Crow law of segregation in public school. Brown vs Board of Education constituted one of these cases. Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP team of Legal Defense and Education Fund were responsible for the cases. A, three-judge panel of the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case.