POLI 310 Chapter Notes - Chapter Appendix : Equal Protection Clause
20 Sep 2015
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Brown v. board of education of topeka, kansas (1954) From the foundation of the plessy v. ferguson case (1896), arises the issue of segregation in public education. The plessy v. ferguson case challenged the notion of equal but separate . The notion was a recurring theme in the brown case. Public schools were indeed separate and equal in terms of resources, teachers, and faculties. Chief justice warren adapts the fourteenth amendment in terms of equality in public education. Analyzing the effects of segregation in public education. Important function of the state and local government. The right to education is a right that should be equal in all parts. Segregation can not provide equal educational opportunities. Hinders on the very foundation of the fourteenth amendment. Opposes the equal law and protection promised to all u. s citizens.
