A14

Equal Protection Under The Law- Education

By bethanymcc

  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment
    Contains both the due process clause and equal protection laws.
    It has five sections.

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson
    Case decided that segregation was constitutional. Actually created the separate but equal doctrine.

  • Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

    Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
    Overturning Plessy v. Ferguson, declared segregation unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection laws in the 14th amendment. Therefore putting an end to the separate but equal doctrine.

  • Swann v. Charlotte-Meckleberg

    Swann v. Charlotte-Meckleberg
    Decision was made to try to speed up the desegregation of schools. Trying to fix attendance zones so that everything is fair.