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The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education court case is one of the most important in the history of the United States and is also a historical landmark court decision when it comes to the topic of segregation. It started when Oliver Brown filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (History.com, 2023). Although the Constitution had been amended with the 13
th
, 14
th,
and 15
th
amendments and Black Americans were officially made citizens with equal rights, his daughter, Linda Brown was denied entrance to a white school. Jim Crow laws (“separate but equal”) (Edwards & Thompson, 2010), at the time, were still preventing Black American citizens from attending the same public places as white Americans. In 1952, other similar cases joined Brown’s and reached the Supreme Court, and in 1954, Earl Warren compelled a unanimous verdict against school segregation which was against the 14
th
amendment
(History.com, 2023).
The 1950s marked some of the most important years for social justice in America, specifically the civil rights movement and the Brown v. Board of Education court case is one of the contributors to the change of mores and beliefs that followed in the country. It is an example of the reciprocal influence between law and society as well as foundations for racial integration particularly based on equal education for all Americans
A forensic psychologist could be called to testify as to how segregating Black and White children might have a negative psychological effect on developing Black children. The impacts of this kind of discrimination could leave a feeling of inadequacy and inferiority which could put
them at risk of experiencing depression and anxiety.
References:
Edwards, F. L. & Thompson, G. B. (2010). The Legal Creation of Raced Space: The Subtle and Ongoing Discrimination Created through Jim Crow Laws. Berkeley Law Library. The
Legal Creation of Raced Space: The Subtle and Ongoing Discrimination Created through Jim Crow Laws (berkeley.edu)
. History Editors. (January 11, 2023). Brown v. Board of Education
. History.com. Brown v.
Board of Education: Summary, Ruling & Impact | HISTORY
. Stephan, W. G. (March, 1978). School Desegregation: An Evaluation of Predictions Made in Brown v. Board of Education
. University of Texas at Austin. Psychological Bulletin, 85
(2), 217–238. 1979-04509-001.pdf (apa.org)
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