Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

. . . nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

How does the excerpt relate to the premises of Brown v. Board of Education?

Respuesta :

Because Linda Brown and her family believed that the schools board of education was violating the 14th amendment with what school her and her sister had to go to and how dangerous it was to get there. Linda Brown and her family took the school board of education to court because they said it was unconstitutional to have to be put in danger every day just to get to school. They said that their family was not being treated fairly in the law, and the 14th amendment says that everyone must have equal protection of the laws.   
vaduz

Answer:

The Brown case addresses whether the plaintiff has been afforded equal protection of the laws relative to those attending public schools.

Explanation:

The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution states that no person shall be deprived of "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws". But contrary to this, the Brown family had to endure the same said segregation in the case of sending their daughter Oliver Brown to a segregated school far from home instead of the nearby school. So, the Brown family along with a dozen other black families took the Education Board to the court, asking for a reason why their children had to travel far to attend school while there's a school nearby too. With this lawsuit resulted the now famous Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka case where their case was initially rejected. Taking it to the Supreme court, the court then ruled that the issue of 'equal but separate' was unconstitutional for any school of the public. This case addresses whether the plaintiff has been afforded equal protection of the laws relative to those attending public schools.

ACCESS MORE
EDU ACCESS