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Brown vs. Board of Education (Topeka Trial 1951)

Law In Society Spring 2010 Ms. Torbert. Brown vs. Board of Education (Topeka Trial 1951). Background. Background of the case Insert one clip art FOR EACH SLIDE Can be a photo of the defendant or prosecutor the place (city/state) of the trial or any picture related to the case

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Brown vs. Board of Education (Topeka Trial 1951)

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  1. Law In Society Spring 2010 Ms. Torbert Brown vs. Board of Education (Topeka Trial 1951)

  2. Background • Background of the case • Insert one clip art FOR EACH SLIDE • Can be a photo of • the defendant or prosecutor • the place (city/state) of the trial • or any picture related to the case • Can be two slides if necessary

  3. Case Issues • Mention how it relates to • Civil rights or the Constitution • Desegregation • Schools • Historical influence/reference • Social Implications • Can be 1-2 slides and make sure to insert a pic

  4. Facts of the Case

  5. Case Misconceptions(If applicable) • Misunderstanding people may have about the case. • INSERT CLIP ART

  6. Key Players • Chief Justice (Judge) • Earl Warren • Prosecutors • Thurgood Marshall • James Nabrit Jr. • George E.C. Hayes

  7. Key Players • Plaintiffs • The plaintiffs were 13 Topeka parents on behalf of their twenty children. • Oliver L. Brown was the named plaintiff/parent • The plaintiffs had been recruited by the leadership of the Topeka NAACP. • Defendants • City of Topeka, Kansas

  8. Court System Held • U.S. District C0urt for the District of Kansas, First Division (Topeka)

  9. Conclusion • Final Decision/Verdict • A permanent injunction and restraining order was issued to admit African American children to white schools. In 1954, the United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, ruled that “in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place.”

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