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55 Years ago in Little Rock, Arkansas Ernest Green
55 Years ago in Little Rock, Arkansas
Ernest Green
Brown vs. the Board of Education decision, 1954
• “In the field of Education,” the justices said, ‘Separate but Equal’ has no place.”
• Racial segregation in schools is "inherently unequal" and is thus always unconstitutional.
It took the presence of federal troops to ensure safety for 9 students!
How integrated are we today?
Are we re-segregating?
Achievement, graduation gap
It’s not a question of ability
It’s a matter of equality! It’s a matter of fairness.
