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Brown V. Board Of Education Case Study

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The story of Brown v. Board of Education, which ended legal segregation in public schools, is one of hope and courage. When the people agreed to be plaintiffs in the case, they never knew they would change history. The people who make up this story were ordinary people. They were teachers, secretaries, welders, ministers and students who simply wanted to be treated equally. Marshall personally argued the case before the Court. Although he raised a variety of legal issues on appeal, the most common one was that separate school systems for blacks and whites were inherently unequal, and thus violate the "equal protection clause" of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Furthermore, relying on sociological tests, such as the one performed …show more content…

(Roisman 2016 p. 689) Above the development of her long career in law and politics she has received over 70 awards and 8 honorary degrees from universities. Her events in the courtroom brought Motley massive gratitude. She was both feared, valued, appreciated and respected. As U.S. Congressman John Lewis remembered, "in the heart of the American South, during the early days of the Civil Rights Movement in the late 50's and 60's, there were only two lawyers that made white segregationists tremble and gave civil rights workers hope—Constance Baker Motley and Thurgood Marshall. When someone mentioned that one of them was coming to town, we knew there would be a shake-up for the cause of justice." (Wolfe 2014, p. 12) Motley credits former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall for giving her both the opportunity and the moral support she needed to succeed in the fiercely competitive judicial arena. "Lost in the shuffle may well be his personal, unique contributions to the advancement of women in the law," she wrote in a personal tribute to Marshall published. (Motley 1992, p.16) “He aided my career at a time when nobody was hiring women lawyers…. I am now a senior United States district judge, and I was the chief judge of the country's largest federal trial court from 1982 until 1986. But if it had not been for Thurgood Marshall, nobody would ever have heard of Constance Baker Motley.”(Motley 2004, p.3) Motley never lost her desire to change the world for the better. Her reputation only grew more eminent. Dedicated, loyal and committed to her work convinced of how important it was to others. Motley continued to fight cases until her death. She will be remembered as a courageous defender of righteousness. Her desired to fulfill her desire to change the world for the better was accomplished during her time and many appreciated her work. She opens the doors for many

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