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odinsblog · 2 years

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“The Conservative effort to destroy public education began the day Brown v Board of Education said they must be integrated.”

“School choice” is a racist dogwhistle for re-segregation.

There should be no such thing as privatized or profitized education, and religious & private schools should not be funded with public tax dollars.

#politics #republicans #education #voucher schools #desegregation #school choice #charter schools #separate but equal #private schools #privatized education #brown v board of education #separate but unequal

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whenweallvote · 10 days

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When farmers Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez sent their children to a local California school in 1945, school officials said they had to go to a separate facility reserved for Mexican American students. Angered by this discrimination, the Mendez family recruited other immigrant parents for a federal court case challenging the school segregation.

On this day 77 years ago, a Circuit Court made a final ruling in their favor — stating segregated education denied the Mexican American students their equal protection rights under the 14th Amendment.

The Mendez v. Westminster decision paved the way for the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954, and is a clear example of Mexican Americans fighting for their rights — and winning. 🙌🏽

#mendez v westminster #brown v board of education #california #14th amendment #fourteenth amendment #mexican americans #immigrant rights #mexican american rights #school segregation #segregation #history

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usnatarchives · 2 years

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#OTD 1896: SCOTUS Upholds "Separate but Equal" in Plessy v. Ferguson Decision holds until Brown v. Board in 1954

By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs

On May 18, 1896, the Supreme Court ruled 7-1 that a Louisiana law providing for “equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races” was constitutional. SCOTUS held that as long as equal accommodations were provided, segregation was not discrimination and thus did not deprive Blacks of equal protection under the law as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. This decision was used to justify continued segregation of all public facilities, including railroad cars, restaurants, hospitals, and schools.

In the lone dissent, Justice John Marshall Harlan wrote: I am of the opinion that the statute of Louisiana is inconsistent with the personal liberties of citizens, white and black, in that State, and hostile to both the spirit and the letter of the Constitution of the United States...

Compare and contrast the images below, from “Separate but Equal” in Photographs: Images on L: Moton High School (for Black students) Images on R: Farmville High School (for White students) School Buildings:

Auditoriums:

See also: Tumblr: Separate and Unequal: VA Public Schools (circa 1948)

More online:

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), Milestone Documents

Judgment in Plessy v. Ferguson, DocsTeach

“Separate but Equal” in Photographs, Education Update

Equalization and its Role in Dismantling Racial Segregation in Virginia Public Schools, The Text Message, and related DocsTeach Lesson Plan.

#blm #black lives matter #civil rights #justice #black history #african american history #brown v board of education

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dailyhistoryposts · 2 years

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On This Day In History

May 17th, 1954: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. A unanimous decision by the Supreme Court of the United States outlaws racial segregation in public schools.

#history #world history #us history #american history #brown v board of education #20th century #scotus #supreme court #racism #segregation

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kittcattastrophe · 2 years

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Roe v Wade was protected under the 14th amendment. Here are other things the 14th amendment says/ protects.

* All persons born or naturalized in the United States,” thereby granting citizenship to formerly enslaved people.

* 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson, ruling that segregated public schools did in fact violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

* The use of contraception (1965’s Griswold v. Connecticut)

* The right to interracial marriage (1967’s Loving v. Virginia)

* The right to same-sex marriage (2015’s Obergefell v. Hodges)

* Protection from racial discrimination/ discrimination based on gender or sexuality

* The right to Due Process

*HIPPA laws

* The right to engage in intimate sexual conduct (Lawrence v Texas 2003) ie: sex outside of marriage/same sex sexual acts

* Your right to vote if you aren't a white male

Y'all just opened a whole can of worms.

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orwellsunderpants · 2 years

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Senator John Cornyn of Texas just said that the next targets for SCOTUS should be Plessy v Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education.

Plessy was the decision that allowed segregation of public facilities by race as long as the facilities provided for both blacks and whites were “equal.”

Brown was the ruling that overturned Plessy, stating that “separate but equal” was inherently unequal. Brown was the decision that began the massive desegregation of American schools.

Cornyn wants to turn that back.

He wants segregation back. He wants Jim Crow back.

The fucker isn’t even trying to hide the hood anymore.

And part of the point of getting rid of Roe was to use it as a test case to demolish other rights.

Jesus Fucking Christ.

#john cornyn #plessy v ferguson #brown v board of education #texas #us politics #roe v wade

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midnightfunk · 2 years

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Said, out LOUD. With no shame. This is where the GQP is?

The only question: where will you be come Election Day?

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#sen. john cornyn #gqp #racism #roe v wade #misogyny #plessy v ferguson #brown v board of education #barack obama

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b0bthebuilder35 · 2 years

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I will not now or ever, on any platform, “tread lightly.”

When something major (and horrific) happens in this country, so many times we hear and see, “THIS ISN’T OUR AMERICA.”

But it is.

You see, these are the type of people we have making laws in our country. These people did not get into the positions on their own - they have a voter base that put them in office. That voter base is made up of doctors, nurses, lawyers, educators, police officers, military, a variety of public service workers, and so on. The very people who have “control” in so many situations, walk around in their every day life with beliefs just like Senator Cornyn.

White supremacy is woven into every thread of this America - historically and presently. The proof is in the disproportionate number of Black women who die during childbirth. It’s in the disproportionate number of Black and Brown people who are currently behind prison walls for non-violent offenses. It’s in the glaring difference between quality of education in predominantly white schools versus schools that are predominantly POC. It’s on display when a white mass shooter is apprehended, very much alive, but a traffic stop of an unarmed Black man ends in unnecessary tragedy. I could go on but you get the point.

You can continue to believe that “this isn’t your America” all you want to but it is. It always has been. Pretending that you don’t see it only perpetuates the problem and you can’t solve a problem that you pretend doesn’t exist. Acknowledgment is the first step of problem solving, and for some, that is the hardest part.

The reality - This isn’t the America that you’ve glorified in your mind. The question is, are you ready and willing to do the work required to make it the America that you want it to be?

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anonymous-robot · 2 years

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#brown v board of education #loving v. virginia #supreme court #politics #supreme court justice

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odinsblog · 4 months

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The phrase “defund the police” has become a lasting reminder of Congress’s colossal failure to address criminal justice reform. Even though the majority of Americans agreed that George Floyd’s death was a symptom of “an underlying racial injustice problem,” Congress failed to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would enact structural changes to policing, introduce a method for transparency, and accountability.

So, why did “defund the police” get so much bad press when conservatives have been defunding public schools for years without so much as a peep from the other side of the aisle? Because Democrats have a horrible habit of responding to the right’s positions rather than taking on bad-faith talking points. But, letting conservatives’ hypocrisy dominate the narrative is dangerous. The debate over “defund the police” was never about public safety; it was about police controlling Black people in their communities.

Likewise, defunding public schools isn’t about providing parents with “choice.”

White students are not short on options for pursuing their education. America’s first school was whites-only, and only through Black parents’ advocacy over generations did that dynamic change. Attacking public school funding is a blatant attempt to deny Black, Latino, and other marginalized students equal opportunities as White students.

Approximately 64% of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck and can’t possibly afford to send their children to private schools. Conservatives are trying to find a way around Brown v Board of Education, where they can still provide separate and unequal opportunities for Black students.

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#politics #defund the police #public education #charter schools #republicans #school choice #back door re-segregation #blacklivesmatter #white supremacy #private schools #brown v board of education #segregation #school desegregation #profitized education #for profit education

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harrys-thick-thighs · 2 years

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THIS IS WHY WE ALL NEED TO CARE

#abortion ban #abortion #brown v board of education #roe v wade #roe vs. wade #supreme court #scotus leak #scotus

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whiskeyncoke-redux · 2 years

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#roe v wade #brown v board of education #abortion #abortion rights #racisim #sexism #misogony

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usnatarchives · 2 years

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Boy's Bathroom, Gloucester Training School 1948, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 42 for civil rights case Alice Lorraine Ashley, et al. v. School Board of Gloucester Co. NARA ID 159139420.

Girl's Bathroom Botetourt High School 1948, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 28: Alice Lorraine Ashley v. School Board of Gloucester County. NARA ID 159139394.

#OTD 1954: Brown v. Board Decided

May 17, 1954: In a landmark civil rights victory, the Supreme Court decided unanimously in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

Separate and Unequal: VA Public Schools (circa 1948)

The fight to desegregate schools started long before the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board. See the Text Message: Equalization and its Role in Dismantling Racial Segregation in Virginia Public Schools by Grace Schultz, archivist at the National Archives at Philadelphia (related DocsTeach Lesson Plan).

Photos from Alice Lorraine Ashley v. School Board of Gloucester County, one of several cases the NAACP brought across Virginia in attempts to equalize educational opportunities for Black and White students.

Read the blog to learn: Bathrooms: Which school had a single stall outside with no running water? Which school had 5 private indoor stalls, a small vanity mirror, and running water?

Conditions: Which school had central heating, central plumbing, and smaller class sizes? Which had outdoor bathrooms, no central heat, and overcrowded classrooms?

See the records:

Federal Records Relating to the Brown v. Board, ReDiscovering Black History blog by Tina Ligon

Teaching with Documents: Brown v. Board

Teaching with Documents: Bios of Key Figures in Brown v. Board

Eisenhower Library: Civil Rights: Brown v, Board

#otd #blm #african american history #civil rights #racism #social justice #brown v board of education #naacp #blacklivesmatter

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queenvlion · 2 years

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