LAD #37: Brown vs. Board of Education

This case occurred as a result of Linda Brown wanting to attend a white school in Topeka, because it was close to her house and more convenient that taking the railways to a black school. She sued the Board of Education for denying her the right to attend the school, and was backed by the NAACP in court as an underprivileged child. This case challenged the "spate but equal" policy put into place because of Plessy vs. Ferguson. The NAACP advocated that the feeling of inferiority among a black student when separated would disrupt their learning, and the Supreme Court overturned the "separate but equal" clause in public schools. This result of this cause was a large step in the Civil Rights movement for African Americans.