Brown v Board of Education

A Constitutional Question
Is "seperate-but-equal" really equal?

The issue raised by the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education dealt with the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which orders equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. In this case, the plaintiffs reasoned that the Amendment granted them equal access to education, which they contended was not possible in a segregated school system.

Chief Justice Earl Warren, the judge who delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court, phrased the question this way: "Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other tangible factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities?"

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	A Constitutional Question Is "seperate-but-equal" really equal? The issue raised by the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education dealt with the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which orders equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. In this case, the plaintiffs reasoned that the Amendment granted them equal access to education, which they contended was not possible in a segregated school system. Chief Justice Earl Warren, the judge who delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court, phrased the question this way: "Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other tangible factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities?" Learn more about the case. Choose a topic below. >>> Facts of the case >>> Implications of the case		Plaintiffs of the case, pictured above, argued that seperate schools for each race led to disadvantages to some students and were therefore unconstitutional. Photo courtsey the Topeka Capital Journal.