Brown v Board of Education

Question 1

Facts of case

Answer 1

African American students were denied admittance to certain public schools based on laws allowing public education to be segregated by race. They argued that such segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

Question 2

Holdings and rationale

Answer 2

The Supreme Court held that “separate but equal” facilities are inherently unequal and violate the protections of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment. The Court said that the segregation of public education based on race instilled a sense of inferiority that had a hugely detrimental effect on the education and personal growth of African American children.

Question 3

Keywords

Answer 3

In 1954, race-based school segregation violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.