A Legal History of Brown and a Look to the Future

Authors

Ralph D. Mawdsley, Cleveland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2004

Publication Title

Education and Urban Society

Disciplines

Adult and Continuing Education Administration | Education | Educational Administration and Supervision | Student Counseling and Personnel Services

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