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Louisiana Constitution
The first of segregation laws for education was documented in this Constitution. These Laws have been in use since 1845 to 1960 in New Orleans -
Plessy v. Ferguson
A client that goes by the name of Plessy one to pronounce the segregation was unconstitutional. Ferguson who is the judge ruled that segregation was constitutional this is when “separate but equal” started -
Restricted Universites
In 1937 there were only three different universities with higher education for African American people in the United States. The three universities recalled Harris-Stowe State College in Missouri, Wilberforce University in Ohio and Cheyney University in Pennsylvania. These universities were established shortly after the Civil War During the Reconstruction Era. -
Brown Versus Board
The Brown versus Board case was the Supreme Court case in which the judge ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. The court case helped establish the precedent that “separate but equal” is in fact not equal at all. -
1957 Little Rock Nine
In 1957, nine African-American kids attended Little Rock High School in Arkansas. This happened to be an all-white school up until this point. Many people of the white community protested. The nine African American students returned to school September 23rd but continued to be harassed and tormented -
The last of its kind
North Carolina was the last of the educational segregation between Black and White people. By the 1971-1972 school year, North Carolina desegregated
