4 states including Kansas that mandated public schools must be separate but equal between black schools and white schools. The African Americans come to challenge the phrase separate but equal and it violates the spirit of the law and it should be overturned.
For the side of Brown, every human being was created equally in the name of god. Separating children by the color of their skin holds back the potential of many. The phrase separate but equal is separate without the part of equality. It makes no sense to try to unify a country when the children are taught they are different and separate from a young age. African Americans have been useful in the war and even held high positions in the military, if they are equal during war time then why aren’t they equal in society? African Americans are not being given the opportunity the be educated and literate, by teaching the kids in the same school system American society will have more resources and unity. By not wasting funds on multiple schools for different colors, the finances can be allocated elsewhere. By teaching African Americans in integrated schools they are able to get better education and thus a higher paying job. White students benefit from desegregation because their connections and customers increase which allows for a higher economic return. The Civil Rights law of 1866 defined what a citizen should be, and it paved the way for the 14th amendment. The separate but equal clause violates the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment because the facilities of African Americans are not equal to their white counterparts. African Americans should not receive any less of an eduction just because of the facilities they have are lesser. The argument for equal opportunities for African Americans has been mentioned in the past and it will always be mentioned until true equality between races is achieved.
For the side of the Board of Education, the separate but equal clause affects the white population of well. In order for African Americans to increase their school facilities they must pull their weight and contribute more to taxes just like the white people are doing because that is true equality. They have the ability to gain a higher paying job and create a bountiful community because to been shown with The Black Wall-street of Oklahoma. It is the community taxes that go towards the school facilities so it is in their hands to increase their facilities and the same goes for the white people. Black Wallstreet was destroyed because a black man attacked a white woman in Oklahoma and that warranted a revolt. If a single black person could destroy the entire working class of the entire race, integrating will only bring danger to the rest of society. They are uninformed and uneducated and need to gain more knowledge before integrating into white society. The African Americans were given right after right, and they had opportunities to advance and catch up to the whites but they would rather keep fighting for more than to realize that what they have is the same things the white people have. It should be obvious that putting black people into an aggressive white society will only repeat the violence and dangers of history and that is not productive for the American society. The Bible claims that what god has seperate thy shall not enjoy together and vise versa. African Americans are the subservient race, and integrating would disrupt the divine order of race. If we do not support same gender marriage which disrupts the order set by Adam and Eve, why must we support the splicing of races which upsets the divine order? It has already been shown that separate but equal does not violate the equal protection clause in previous cases such as the Topeka case. From these past cases it has already been proven that the Kansas education system is equal, to overturn this case would be a major decision that won’t be the right one. The doctrine is not the problem, it is the execution and the execution is decided by the city. Upholding the doctrine and holding the city accountable is the right thing to do by the law.
The judge summarizes, that the country is moving towards desegregation and African Americans slowly gain the same rights as African Americans. Certain norms customs and traditions are outdated and are moving on, and this is just far beyond schools such as transportation, entertainment, and more importantly the military. How can we expect African Americans to put their lives on the line for the country, and then treat them as second class citizens. It is also more efficient to pay for one quality school system, versus two quality school systems. In integrated communities there is less crime, less prison, more income, and are more affordable for not just the African Americans but the whites as well. If the schools had the same textbooks, teaching ability, and course material then the seperate but equal clause can be applied. Now for the state, Kansas rejects the claim that schools are not equal. This law affects whites and blacks alike, and the facilities aren’t an evil scheme. It’s just reality that the low income black community cannot provide enough tax dollars to increase their school facilities and it is shown elsewhere that they are not limited to making low income. The cause of the Tulsa race riot was because of the black success and if we integrate that can only happen on a larger scale. Change must be slow and steady and not sped up, and besides the god fearing judge was asked if he planned to disrupt the divine order. 4 other cases came out of the same state and they were all shown to be rejected, and the state of Kansas won all of them. All these cases are the same in nature, and this should be no different. The court decides that Brown has won the case.
