Pros And Cons Of Brown V. Board Of Education

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Brown v. Board of Education
There were many arguments both for and against school segregation. One was the claim that educational decisions were to be left to the state and local courts, and not to be decided by the Supreme Court. Another was that students should be taught where they are most comfortable learning. It was thought that white children were more comfortable learning with white children and the same goes for African-American children. Also, students must be given and equal learning environment, not the same school. Lastly, “the defenders of segregation claimed that African-American students were living with the effects of slavery, and were not able to compete with the white children.” (Benoit, 10)
The arguments against segregation

Brown v. Board was a milestone in American History because it began racial integration, and overturned Plessy v. Ferguson. After Brown v. Board, the government could not support segregation because “Separate but equal” was not in effect. However, the most obvious and rewarding result of the case was the integration in public schools in the entire United
States, even though the desegregation was a long process.
The world we live in today is by far the opposite it has come a long way, it’s not perfect yet because colored people still get discriminated in one way or another but it is a thousand times better compared to not having equal rights as whites, not being about to be heard, and being able to be protected equally. Since 1964 discrimination was banned based on race, religion, color, sex, and

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Brown v. Board of Education nationality. Also since 2004 schools in the south are more integrated than ever, whites and blacks are working together phenomenally. According to American Civil Liberties Union “The goals of integration and of a more just society that inspired that earlier generation of reformers and