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Summerchild
Brown vs. Board of Education signaled the end of forced segregation. The lawsuit was originally brought because Brown couldn't go to the school in her neighborhood because she was black. She was forced to go a school outisde her neighborhood based solely on the color of her skin.
Part of the problem was that since all black children were forced to go to the same school, irrespective of where they lived, the school had less than steller resources. Forced busing was a means to ensure that school resources were equally distributed.
I would encourage everyone to really understand all the underlying issues in this case, namely, a black girl, couldn't go to the school closest to her (like next door) BECAUSE she was black.
Legal scholars, how can people look up the original case? I so often see discussions on this Board spiral out of control because sometimes people based their opinions on flawed information. Granted, they could have the same comments irrespective of the factual data, but still, they should at least be clear about the basic facts underscoring the issue.
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