Title
A Legal History of Brown and a Look to the Future
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2004
Publication Title
Education and Urban Society
Abstract
In May 1954, the Supreme Court handed down its unanimous 9-0 opinion in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (Brown I, 1954). In holding that de jure segregation in public schools based on race violated the Equal Protection Clause, the Court prepared American society for a larger concept, namely that children in public schools are entitled to equal educational opportunities. Thus, this article examines the Court’s 50-year journey toward eliminating the vestiges of past de jure segregation in public school systems and the movement to unitary status for such districts.
Repository Citation
Mawdsley, Ralph D., "A Legal History of Brown and a Look to the Future" (2004). CASAL Faculty Publications. 7.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/edcasal_facpub/7
Original Citation
Mawdsley, R. D. (2004). A Legal History of Brown and a Look to the Future. Education and Urban Society, 36(3), 245-254. doi:10.1177/0013124504264095
DOI
10.1177/0013124504264095
Volume
36
Issue
3
