brown v board of education happened at topeka, kansas.
brown v board of education happened at topeka, kansas.
where did brown v board of education happen?
topeka , kansas
the following year, in the case known as "brown ii", the court ordered segregation to be phased out over time, "with all deliberate speed". "brown v. board of education of topeka, kansas" (1954) did not overturn "plessy v. ferguson" (1896). "plessy v. ferguson" was segregation in transportation modes. "brown v. board of education" dealt with segregation in education. "brown v. board of education" did set in motion the future overturning of 'separate but equal'.
civil rights movement
when she graduated from high school, reid studied at howard university and then tufts university, where she was exposed for the first time to students from different racial, ethnic and geographical backgrounds. when she started at tufts as a sophomore, her intention was not to become a lawyer but rather gain a well-rounded education. reid and her twin, who was studying at yale, were majorly influenced by the 1954 major historic moment in american history for educational equity, brown v board of education. reid and her brother traveled to the supreme court in september 1958 to watch a decision related to brown v board, in which a case in arkansas had been climbing the courts to prevent integration of schools in little rock. the case of aaron v cooper went to the supreme court, and reid and her brother were able to witness thurgood marshall’s argument and the historic decision that continued the implementation of brown v board in all states.
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