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Segregation In The Early 1950's
In the early 1950’s, Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, and Delaware schools were segregated by race. Black students were only allowed to attend schools for blacks only, and white students were only allowed to attend schools for whites only. In 1954, most of the U.S. schools were also racially segregated. This was bad for both black and white students because they both don’t received a good equal education. The U.S. District Court of Kansas found out that segregation had a harmful effect on black children. However, they felt that it didn’t violate the 14th Amendment. The Brown v. Board case was parted with others from Virginia, South Carolina, and Delaware. Due to this, this case bypassed the circuit court. This case then makes its way to the

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