How did the U.S. Supreme Court show a change of interpretation in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?

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Vocaloid · Answer

@shadow would you mind checking this one out when you get a chance? I think it has something to do with the separate-but-equal clause but not 100% sure

Shadow · Answer

This question involves two cases.
Plessy v. Ferguson 
-In 1896
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
-In 1954

Now in Plessy v. Ferguson the Supreme Court established the separate but equal doctrine, which essentially stated that white and black facilities were legal so long as they were equal (for example, same number of bathrooms and same quality).

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka came about when his daughter was denied access to an all white school in Topeka. He claimed in his lawsuit that the schools for white and black children were not equal, and thus violated the 14th amendment (one of the amendments that came about after the Civil War) which denotes that no state can "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

It went through a long battle as it was initially filed in 1951 and first went before the U.S. District Court in Kansas. It took going to the U.S. Supreme Court to have Brown win the case. It's worth noting that ALL justices voted in Brown's favor, effectively overturning the separate but equal doctrine in education permanently. The precedent was set.

Shadow · Answer

You can read more about it here: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka