Brown v. Board of Education, left a positive affect?
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May 2004
KDJ_04
Washington, DC
May 17th, 2004 marked the 50th anniversary of the historic supreme court case Brown v. Board of education which ended the seperate but equal doctrine in schools across the country. 50 years later we find ourselves looking back with some saying, 'was it worth it?' Has the famous case improved the African-American race, or was it a waste of time?
I feel that for it to even come about, it must have meant something to blacks fighting for justice and equality at the time. Im somewhat split on the issue, however I do favor integration, which has its many advantages such as diversity building, while at the same time I favor an all black school for example, because there you can get the rich history of your race through learning and interaction.
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Good topic my brotha. I was just reading articles today that said we are in the same place we were in in 1954 and sadly that article has some truth. But the Brown vs. the Board of Ed was definetly not a waste of time at all. It was a great **** which overturned the horrendous state endoresed mistake Plesy vs. Fergueson. You see separate never was equal but after intergration we discovered that segregation was not our only battle. In order for us to be at the place we should be as a people we are gonna first need sieze our educational oppurtunites (because although they are not as aparent as they should be they are out there), second we are gonna have to find some motivation whether it come from our parents, our couselors, somehow we are gonna have to get motivated and realize the importance of higher education.
Now this leads to the topic of so called segregated colleges (HBCU's). The reason that I feel that HBCU's are a good thing is because we now have the choice of going to a HBCU or not where before there was not much of a choice at all. I personally think that a black person can get a better education at a HBCU then anywhere else (Ivy league included).
So to answer the question Brown vs. the Board of Education has definetly proved itself a good **** but we are nowhere near where we need to be as a people. (sorry it was so lenghty I got a lot to say 
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)HU_Intellect wrote:Good topic my brotha. I was just reading articles today that said we are in the same place we were in in 1954 and sadly that article has some truth. But the Brown vs. the Board of Ed was definetly not a waste of time at all. It was a great **** which overturned the horrendous state endoresed mistake Plesy vs. Fergueson. You see separate never was equal but after intergration we discovered that segregation was not our only battle. In order for us to be at the place we should be as a people we are gonna first need sieze our educational oppurtunites (because although they are not as aparent as they should be they are out there), second we are gonna have to find some motivation whether it come from our parents, our couselors, somehow we are gonna have to get motivated and realize the importance of higher education. Now this leads to the topic of so called segregated colleges (HBCU's). The reason that I feel that HBCU's are a good thing is because we now have the choice of going to a HBCU or not where before there was not much of a choice at all. I personally think that a black person can get a better education at a HBCU then anywhere else (Ivy league included). So to answer the question Brown vs. the Board of Education has definetly proved itself a good **** but we are nowhere near where we need to be as a people. (sorry it was so lenghty I got a lot to say
