2)+Brown+v.+Board

//BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION// **What would break the back of Jim Crow America? What role did education play in the movement to desgregate America?**

**SETTING THE STAGE** - **[|Participate in The Road to Justice activity] Were you successful? What did your learn in the activity (just think about it ....) I was sucessful, but it took many tries. I realized that this was a very complicated system to get into and that I wouldn't want to be a black child back then. **
 * = **Using the the links provided, analyze the landmark Supreme Court case //Brown v. Board of Education//. Cut and paste the information below into a new entry on your Unit 8 Online Notebook.** ||  ||=   ||

** THE BASIC FACTS OF THE CASES (more than one) (check video, [|Link 1], [|Link 2] , [|Link 3] )** Make a bulleted list of the basic facts of the __cases__ brought to the Supreme Court -Bias toward whites -The Judges were all white -The cases were all legitimate to fight for but were shut down.

** THE MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE PLAINTIFF (for integration) (check [|Link 1] )** List the major arguments of the plaintiffs -The 14th Amendment doesn't allow any type of segregation -States aren't allowed to segregate schools -there was testing on the minds of kids being segregated and it wasn't good

** THE MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE DEFENDANTS (for segregation) (check [|Link 1] )** List the major arguments of the Defendants -Doesn't require kids at the same school -states are in charge of their own social affairs -Not harmful to black people -Black kids are making a comeback from slavery and need time to compete with white kids.

** THE CHANGE IN THE COURT (leading to a decision) (check** [|**Link 1**] **)** What important change happened in the Supreme Court, and what was its impact? The chief Justice died and the president appointed a new guy who said it was unfair.

** THE COURT DECISION (in your own words) (check** [|**Link 1**] **and Link 2)** What did the Supreme Court decide in the landmark decision? They decided that it is unequal and that schools are segregated and they should be together. **ENFORCING THE DECISION (discuss "with all deliberate speed) (Check [|Link 1] ** **)**   What was the Court's statement about the enforcement of the decision? What happened to the enforcement? They told the states to fix segregation with deliberate speed which is not specific enough which gave time for people to organize hatred.  **THE IMPACT and LEGACY** **(Check** [|**Link 1**] **)** What is the overall importance and legacy of //Brown v. Board//? The Importance of Brown v. Board was that it was the start of integrating races, even though there was still racism in america it was a start.