School Desegration

May 18, 1896, the United States Supreme Court voted 7:1 in the historic Plessy v. Ferguson case. Plessy v. Ferguson was a "U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the legality of racial segregation so long as facilities were "separate but equal." The case involved a challenge to Louisiana laws requiring separate rail cars for African Americans and whites. Though the laws were upheld by a majority of 8 to 1, a famous dissent by John Marshall Harlan advanced the idea that the U.S. Constitution is 'color-blind.' (answers.com)" This case provided a legal basis for Jim crow to rule the lives of several minorities. It allowed for separate schools, restaurants, restrooms, and water fountains. The important thing to realize is that separate is never equal, especially when education is concerned.
In 1954, the United States Supreme court reversed the Plessy v. Ferguson decision in the historic Brown v. Board of Education. This decision said that "Separate was Not equal"; if the races were kept separated, there would be inherent inequalities.
Where this blog becomes interested is in the steady reversal of the Brown decision. Over the last twenty years, schools have steadily undergone measures to re-segregate. From issues such as reversing desegregation plans, such as ending busing, schools are beginning to return back to levels of interracial contact as pre-Brown. By returning to our previous levels, we are going against the entire premise of Brown. If we do that, then we promote the idea that there is no value and gain from cross-racial interactions. Not only are the interactions ended, but disparities begin to pop up. Disparities between resources, such as books and teachers. According to many studies, schools serving predominantly African American students, have teachers that teach at a lower quality than schools that are predominantly white.