Brown v. Board of Education (Brown I), 347 U.S. 483 (1954) p.673
SUBJECT
equal protection
ISSUE
Whether separate but equal doctrine is constitutional.
RULE
Separate but equal unconstitutional.
HOLDING
Doctrine of separate but equal unconstitutional. Rejected segregate public school systems of southern states.
RATIONAL
Separate is inherently unequal. The policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the inferiority of blacks. A sense of inferiority affects the motivationof a child to learn.
NOTES
de jure segregation - segregation mandated by law de facto segregation - happen to live in a situation not created by law, but by society
Created on: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 at 13:25:52 (PST)