Brown v. Board of Education

In 1954, a girl named Linda Brown was denied admittance into her local school, and was forced to go to a different school that was further away from home. Her white friends attended a different school as well. The equal protection laws are supposed to provide and guarantee that all citizens will have equal protection under the law, equal rights and equal privileges. The 14th amendment states that “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” Clearly not allowed an African-American girl to go to a white school is breaking those equal rights. 

I think that the Brown v. Board of Education case is one of the most pivotal for our society and growth of America. It changed the course of public education and racial segregation for good, letting blacks and whites finally learn together. Segregation was shortly ended after, with this case influencing it. The court got rid of any constitutional sanctions regarding race and made equal education opportunities and chances for all.