Brown v. Board of Education

The Brown case represents a collection of cases with one common feature which is

African Americans had been denied access into segregated white schools

What was the question raised by both Plessy and Brown

Did a separate but equal public facility violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

How does the Brown case differ from Sweatt v. Painter

IN Sweatt v. Painter the school in question was segregated but in Brown the school was being de-segregated

What id the Court adjudicate concerning public education and separate but equal

In the field of public education the doctrine of separate but equal has no place

The court referred back to a Kansas state court ruling, what did the ruling say regarding segregation

Segregation has a tendency to hold students back in education

What was Chief Justice Earn Warren's conclusion concerning segregation

Segregation with the sanction of law therefore has a tendency to retard the education and mental development of Negro children

On what basis did the Court Reach its decision in Brown

Separation of races in schools has detrimental effects on African American children

What did the U.S. Supreme Court state concerning segregation and African American schoolchildren

the segregation of white and colored children has detrimental effects on the colored children

What was the ruling in Sweatt v. Painter

That African American students must be admitted to the school regardless of color

According to the Supreme Court what Amendment and clause were violated in this case

This case violated the due process clause of the 14th Amendment

According to the Plessy decision what did the Court rule concerning separate but equal facilities

the 14th Amendment was not violated