Brown vs. Board of Education Case
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenberg Board of Education
Even after the Supreme Court decision in 1954 in the Brown v. Board of Education case, very little had actually been done to desegregate public schools. Brown v. Board of Education ordered the end to separate but equal and the desegregation of public schools; however, the court provided no direction for the implementation of its decision. Authority was pushed to the Attorney Generals of each state to create and submit plans to proceed with desegregation. Southern states were against the court’s decision and many refused to pass any new legislation. Swann sued the Board of Education in Charlotte, North Carolina because of the racial inequality and lack of efforts to desegregate the public school system. The district court sided with Swann and the NAACP and submitted plans for extensive busing on the school’s behalf. (Hartman) The Brown v. Board of Education case gave the power to desegregate to the states, so do federal courts have the authority to oversee and take action to desegregate the public school systems? This case was brought to the Supreme Court in 1970; 16 years after the ruling of the Brown v. Board of Education case. Swann, a family in the Charlotte-Mecklenberg area, filed a lawsuit, with collaboration from the NAACP, to force desegregation of the public schools. (Hartman) Nearly 14,000 African American students attended schools that consisted of a population that were 99% African Americans. (Harrison) The district court ruled in favor of Swann and forced the school system to submit a plan to desegregate the schools. The school’s plan hoped to close seven schools and relocate the students. The court rejected their solution and appointed-own master to formulate a plan on the school’s behalf. (Harrison) This case decided to resolve the segregation issue by using extensive busing to transport and transfer students to new schools to achieve greater integration. (Brannen) Satellite zones
Even after the Supreme Court decision in 1954 in the Brown v. Board of Education case, very little had actually been done to desegregate public schools. Brown v. Board of Education ordered the end to separate but equal and the desegregation of public schools; however, the court provided no direction for the implementation of its decision. Authority was pushed to the Attorney Generals of each state to create and submit plans to proceed with desegregation. Southern states were against the court’s decision and many refused to pass any new legislation. Swann sued the Board of Education in Charlotte, North Carolina because of the racial inequality and lack of efforts to desegregate the public school system. The district court sided with Swann and the NAACP and submitted plans for extensive busing on the school’s behalf. (Hartman) The Brown v. Board of Education case gave the power to desegregate to the states, so do federal courts have the authority to oversee and take action to desegregate the public school systems? This case was brought to the Supreme Court in 1970; 16 years after the ruling of the Brown v. Board of Education case. Swann, a family in the Charlotte-Mecklenberg area, filed a lawsuit, with collaboration from the NAACP, to force desegregation of the public schools. (Hartman) Nearly 14,000 African American students attended schools that consisted of a population that were 99% African Americans. (Harrison) The district court ruled in favor of Swann and forced the school system to submit a plan to desegregate the schools. The school’s plan hoped to close seven schools and relocate the students. The court rejected their solution and appointed-own master to formulate a plan on the school’s behalf. (Harrison) This case decided to resolve the segregation issue by using extensive busing to transport and transfer students to new schools to achieve greater integration. (Brannen) Satellite zones