Brown vs Board of Education Overview

Schools before the Brown vs Education case were segregated and considered “________ ___ _____”, but in reality were only separate.

1. True or False: All schools immediately became desegregated after the Brown vs Board of Education case

• True

• False

Why did the Brown vs Board of Education case start?

• Oliver Brown liked the separate schools, but thought that they were too far away. His wife, against his liking, hired Thurgood Marshall to lead the case.

• The kids of an African American in Topeka Kansas school stopped going to school in protest until a case was started.

• Oliver Brown was upset that his daughter had to take a long dangerous route to school even though they lived seven blocks away from the white school

• The Supreme Court realized that the schools weren't even and here's Thurgood Marshall to start a court case that made it's way all the way back to the Supreme Court.

What state did the Brown vs Board of Education case start in?

• California

• Kansas

• Mississipi

• Virginia

What was the “separate but equal” doctrine, and how was it overturned by Brown v. Board of Education?

1. True or False: The Brown case was about the rights of Black children to attend schools of their choice, regardless of race.

• True

• False

1. Which court case did Brown v. Board of Education directly overrule?

• It didn't directly overrule any.

• Bailey vs Alabama

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

What amendment did the “Separate but Equal” doctrine violate?

• The 3rd

• The 14th

• The 17th

• The 21st

Which court case focused on the quality/location of the education for a young black girl?

• Briggs vs Elliot

• Plessy vs Ferguson

• Brown vs Board of Ed

• Dred Scott vs Sampson

Who Was The Family That First Sued The Topeka Board Of Education In What We Now Know as Brown vs. Board of Education

• The Brown Family

• The Yi Family

• The Smith Family

• The Johnson Family