Brown V. Board: An Overview & Sprinkle of Information

          The case was first argued on December 9th in the year 1952. It was then again argued roughly one year later (give or take a day). Then, on the 17th of May in 1954, the court came to a decision: It was utterly ridiculous not to let this young African-American girl attend school just because of the color of her skin (those were not the exact words, but you catch my drift). They also implied that education should be guaranteed to all citizens in the country.

            They made the right decision by letting her attend. Not letting her attend would be a mistake. The chief justice would probably not be looked at as a good person. The jury would probably feel guilt later in their lives.

Pt. 2

Significance. If I could think of one word to describe the existence of Brown, the word would be significance. This girl probably had no clue that she would change this country forever. I might be repeating the importance of her, the event, and the trial numerous times, but that is an example of one of the themes in this essay. The theme is acknowledging historical events and realizing their impact on future generations. It may be an odd thing to say in the writing situation I am in, but I just thought I would bring it to your attention.

The other theme I am trying to project is the wrongness of race discrimination and prejudice. The color of one’s skin is not a good reason to deny them their opportunity for education. That was the chief justice’s opinion (in other words).

There should have not been the need for police officers to protect her when she was walking to school. She should have been able to walk to school without anybody bothering her. Instead, people cursed and threw objects at her. I bet they had no remorse for their actions. Most people in the south at that time demonstrated how an American citizen should NOT act. It’s sad to say that they thought they were doing their country a service (by haunting this girl).