[Vision2020] Sixty-five years ago today (May 17, 1954)

[Ron Force]

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Ron Force
Moscow Idaho USA


On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 3:38 AM Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com> wrote:

> Courtesy of the *History* website at:
>
> https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brown-v-board-of-ed-is-decided
>
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>
> 1954
> Brown v. Board of Ed is decided
> In a major civil rights victory, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down an
> unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ruling that
> racial segregation in public educational facilities is unconstitutional.
> The historic decision, which brought an end to federal tolerance of racial
> segregation, specifically dealt with Linda Brown, a young African American
> girl who had been denied admission to her local elementary school in
> Topeka, Kansas, because of the color of her skin.
>
> In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that "separate but
> equal" accommodations in railroad cars conformed to the 14th Amendment’s
> guarantee of equal protection. That ruling was used to justify segregating
> all public facilities, including elementary schools. However, in the case
> of Linda Brown, the white school she attempted to attend was far superior
> to her black alternative and miles closer to her home. The National
> Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) took up Linda’s
> cause, and in 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka reached the
> Supreme Court. African American lawyer (and future Supreme Court justice)
> Thurgood Marshall led Brown’s legal team, and on May 17, 1954, the high
> court handed down its decision.
>
> In an opinion written by Chief Justice Earl Warren, the nation’s highest
> court ruled that not only was the “separate but equal” doctrine
> unconstitutional in Linda’s case, it was unconstitutional in all cases
> because educational segregation stamped an inherent badge of inferiority on
> African American students. A year later, after hearing arguments on the
> implementation of their ruling, the Supreme Court published guidelines
> requiring public school systems to integrate “with all deliberate speed.”
>
> The Brown v. Board of Education decision served to greatly motivate the
> civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s and ultimately led to the
> abolishment of racial segregation in all public facilities and
> accommodations.
>
> ———————————————
>
> In commemoration . . .
>
> (*CRANK IT UP* for . . .
>
> *“Black and White”* by Three Dog Night
> http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Songs/Black_and_White.mp3
>
> , , , *and sing along.*
>
> The ink is black
> The page is white
> Together we learn to read and write
> A child is black
> A child is white
> A whole world looks upon the sight
> A beautiful sight
>
> And now a child can understand
> That this is the law of all the land
> All the land
>
> The world is black
> The world is white
> It turns by day and then by night
> A child is black
> A child is white
> Together they grow to see the light
> To see the light
>
> And now at last we plainly see
> We'll have a dance of liberty
> The world is black
> The world is white
> It turns by day and then by night
> A child is black
> A child is white
>
> The whole world looks upon the sight
> A beautiful sight
> The world is black
> The world is white
> It turns by day and the by night
> A child id black
> A child is white
> Together they grow to see the light
> To see the light.
>
> ———————————————-
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Trump”
>
> http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Songs/Donald_Trump/Youre_a_Mean_One_Mr_Trump.mp3
>
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