Segregation of Whites and African Americans began during the 1800’s, but was reinforced with Jim Crow laws after the final verdict of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case. This case started the “separate but equal” policy (Woodward and Litwack). “Separate but equal” meant that Whites and African Americans could not do anything together, but were supposed to have equal facilities. African Americans found that their facilities were not equal and they were treated as second class citizens. During segregation African Americans were affected at school, work, and public places.
African Americans were not allowed to attend the same schools as Whites. African Americans were only allowed to attend black schools and Whites could only attend white schools. The conditions of an …show more content…
Whites ran the government so they had control over how much money schools got. Whites didn't want to be challenged in jobs and intelligence. They felt that if the colored schools got more money from financial aid to receive a better education, then they would take away the jobs of the white people. Due to this, the colored schools were often farther away, in poorer conditions, less books, and less well paid teachers. Having a good education during the the 1940’s and 1950’s was what helped people get better paid jobs. As of 1960, only twenty percent of African Americans made it through four years of high school (History. 2017). In 1951, a man by the name of Oliver Brown from Topeka, Kansas attempted to sign his African American daughter up for a white school. He felt that in order for her to get the proper education, she should be instructed just like everyone else. After his daughter, Linda Brown, was denied, he decided to take it to court. This court case became known as “Brown vs. the Board of Education”. Throughout this case, the Brown’s Lawyer, Thurgood Marshall fought for the court to see that “separate but equal” was everything but equal.
African Americans were not allowed to attend the same schools as Whites. African Americans were only allowed to attend black schools and Whites could only attend white schools. The conditions of an …show more content…
Whites ran the government so they had control over how much money schools got. Whites didn't want to be challenged in jobs and intelligence. They felt that if the colored schools got more money from financial aid to receive a better education, then they would take away the jobs of the white people. Due to this, the colored schools were often farther away, in poorer conditions, less books, and less well paid teachers. Having a good education during the the 1940’s and 1950’s was what helped people get better paid jobs. As of 1960, only twenty percent of African Americans made it through four years of high school (History. 2017). In 1951, a man by the name of Oliver Brown from Topeka, Kansas attempted to sign his African American daughter up for a white school. He felt that in order for her to get the proper education, she should be instructed just like everyone else. After his daughter, Linda Brown, was denied, he decided to take it to court. This court case became known as “Brown vs. the Board of Education”. Throughout this case, the Brown’s Lawyer, Thurgood Marshall fought for the court to see that “separate but equal” was everything but equal.