History USA: The struggle for education.

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History USA Struggle for Education: Summarise the Brown V Topeka case
1952, father took the Topeka board of education to court as his child had to walk 20 blocks when there was a school a few away. With help of NAACP they lost th case but NAACP took the case to Supreme Court and succeeded.
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What did the Supreme Court rule?
In May 1954 the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools went against the US constitution
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What evidence did Thurgood Marshall supply the Supreme Court with?
Separate education caused low self esteem and were psychologically harmful
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What happened as a result of this ruling?
Some areas began to desegregate
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What happened by 1957?
More than 300,000 black children were attending schools which had formally been segregated.
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What did the Supreme Court not have the power to do?
Impose the ruling and due to this many southern states continued to ignore the ruling.
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How many black children still attended Jim Crow schools?
2.4 million.
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What happened over the next 2 years?
Southern state legislators passed more than 450 laws and resolutions to prevent the decision from being enforced.
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What did some people sign in order to avoid desegregation of schools?
Southern manifesto, it opposed racial integration in schools. More than 100 senators and congress men signed it.
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Little Rock High: Summarise Little Rock High
Little Rock allowed 9 black students to enrol. On 3rd September 1957 the nine students tried to enroll. They were blocked by national guardsmen order by Irval Faubus to block entry. President Eisenhower sent troops to allow entry. This worked.
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What did Little Rock high cause?
Mass embarrassment internationally as the entire event was seen on TV.
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What did Faubus do and why?
Faubus closed down all schools in Arkansas to prevent racial integration. This left many whites and blacks without school for around a year. They reopened in 1939.
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Why was Little Rock important?
It showed that the President could and would enforce court orders with federal troops and it brought publicity to the injustices of segregation.
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Give reasons as to why little rock was significant
Black activists were beginning to realise that reliance on the federal courts was not enough to secure change. Did help moderate some of the views held by white Americans at the time. Many US citizens saw rscisk hatred existed in the Southern states.
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Give more reasons as to why little rock was significant
Demonstrations were seen on television and in newspapers across the world, USA were seen as oppressive nation not allowing citizens basic rights. States would be overruled by the federal government. Involved President. Civil rights no longer ignored.
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James Meredith case: What year and what month did the case occur
June 1962
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Summarise the James Meredith case
Supreme Court forced Mississippi uni to accept Meredith, when arrived he was prevented from entering by the governor. Caused riots to break out. 2000 troops sent and 300 remained with James until he graduated 3 years later.
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