Brown V. The Board of Education

             In the famous Brown V. The Board of Education, the Supreme Court dictated that “separate but equal” was a violation of the 14^th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. Their reason for this decision was due to the idea that “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.” This means that although the black and white schools might have been equal, the idea of racial segregation itself made them both unethical and unequal. African Americans children were made to feel inferior to Caucasian children because they were being told that they weren’t good enough to go to the same school.

            The Equal Protection Clause provides equal protection to all individuals under the same law. The idea of racial segregation is the furthest idea from equal due to the fact that the law “separate but equal” was founded on racial prejudice meant to target African Americans children, not Caucasian children. Caucasian children didn’t have to feel inferior because of the segregation; this actually built a sense of superiority. They didn’t have a ancestral history of slavery in America to overcome, or have to face the same obstacles African American children faced in society. So how can they be equal under that law? Their facilities weren’t truly the same because of the different challenges.

            The Brown V. The Board of Education was one of the most important and influential cases in our nations history. It reminded the people that the law was created for all to benefit from equally. It also assisted in the progression of a dark, shameful time in our history. I chose this case because today’s America I believe is showing sign of racial prejudice and segregation towards other races. People need to remember that it is both unconstitutional to attack specific racial groups because under the law we are all equal.