Brown vs Board of Education:
Details: Black students were denied being able to go to white public schools, instead having to go to separate segregated schools.
Decision: 9 votes for Brown and 0 votes for the Board of Education. The court decided that having the students segregated was unconstitutional.
Lasting Effect: This case helped the civil rights movement move along and help people become aware of what was going on. This case overturned the decision made in Plessy vs. Ferguson.
Important: The decisions for this case was a big accomplishment for the civil rights movement. It showed that the Blacks were not being treated fairly and that they should be equal.
Decision: 9 votes for Brown and 0 votes for the Board of Education. The court decided that having the students segregated was unconstitutional.
Lasting Effect: This case helped the civil rights movement move along and help people become aware of what was going on. This case overturned the decision made in Plessy vs. Ferguson.
Important: The decisions for this case was a big accomplishment for the civil rights movement. It showed that the Blacks were not being treated fairly and that they should be equal.