Third grader, Linda Brown, had to walk a mile in a
dangerous and rough area to get to a black school when there was a public
school one block away. The separation of schools was made legal by the “Plessy
vs. Ferguson” court case. The case states that as long as the schools were
separate but equal they were okay. However, many believed that the schools were
not as equal as they were promised to be. The defense argued that the
segregation was preparing the colored children for the segregation that they
would face the rest of their lives. Eventually, the Supreme Court overrode the
ruling and united the schools. Although some backlash occurred, it was a great
step towards quality.
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