Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

• How did the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in
  Brown v. the Board of Education (1954) stimulate
  the Civil Rights movement?

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Judicial Review

• The power of the courts to review actions taken
  by legislative or executive bodies

Judicial Activism Judicial Restraint

The Supreme Court should avoid hearing cases on
social issues
The Supreme Court should play an active role in
shaping policy by addressing social issues
What two ways can a U.S. Supreme Court decision
be changed?
1. The court changes its views or 2. an amendment
to the Constitution is proposed and ratified by
three-fourths of the states
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Comparison
As you read the cases, highlight information to
point out 1. Background of the case 2. The
U.S. Supreme Courts ruling on the case and 3.
The impact of the ruling
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Attempts at integration
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Busing Policy

• Attempts to integrate schools by placing students
  in schools based on their race rather than
  proximity to the school
• They have schools in their own towns. Let them
  go to those schools.

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The Little Rock Nine
1957- Little Rock Central High School
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Discussion

• Think about the following quotes in context of
  the day these nine students went to school as
  well as fifty years later.
• I became more --- a question of principle
• because it is a lost childhood to me
• it is a memory of a daily struggle
• we didnt do it for ourselves
• After reading page four, how do you think you
  would have reacted if you were at Little Rock HS
  that day?

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James Meredith

• First African American student at the University
  of Mississippi (1962)
• Experienced a lot of unrest during his time at
  the University

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• What does the Brown v. Board of Education ruling
  mean to you?

How did the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in
Brown v. the Board of Education (1954) stimulate
the Civil Rights movement?