5 Special Things Black People Lost When Schools Were Integrated After Brown v. Board of Education Decision

About Nick Chiles
Nick Chiles, Editor-in-Chief of AtlantaBlackStar, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author.

“On  May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, that state laws establishing separate public schools for Black and white students were unconstitutional, violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The 9-0 decision was hailed as a major victory for the civil rights of African-Americans, paving the way for the integration of the nation’s schools. But in retrospect, while there was reason to celebrate the court decision, there were also many things the Black community lost after the Brown decision…”

5 Special Things Black People Lost When Schools Were Integrated After Brown v. Board of Education Decision – Atlanta Blackstar.