Unwanted Integration In the early 1950's, racial segregation in public schools was the standard across America. Although all the schools in a given district were supposed to be equal, most black schools were greatly inferior to their white equal. The Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision did not put an end to segregation in other public areas, such as restaurants and restrooms, nor did it require integration of public schools by a specific …
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…prevent African people from being segregated, until Brwon began to help people see the correct way of living, African Americans would not be happy. The Brown decision initiated educational reform throughout the United States and was a method in launching the modern Civil Rights Movement. Bringing change in the years since Brown continues to be difficult. But the Brown v. Board of Education victory brought Americans one step closer to true freedom and equal rights.