Brown v Board

 The landmark case of Brown v. The case of Board of Education questions an old doctrine of separate but equal which was set in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. Though the advocates of desegregation justify their desegregation claim by using the violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14 th Amendment, it is quite convincing why states should be given the mandate to have separate schools to cater the needs of each race which is black and white students.

Tradition and stability should be taken into consideration first of all. The justice system has supported segregation in almost 60 years, and the tradition has given communities permission to establish their own educational institutions in line with their needs. This system would take too quick to destroy, and destroy the entire country. Most parents are of the view that segregation ensures that their children are safe in school and this gives them languages familiar with them and the students can learn without the tension that would have come with integration. These issues capture serious members of the community values, which should be honored and given attention.

Economic consequences of desegregation can not be avoided. Affluent families have cited that they would take their children out of the public schools in case they are forcibly assimilated which would destroy the state education system. Moreover, the shift would lead to the loss of many jobs especially among the black workers that are working in the segregated schools who may be rendered jobless in a new integrated system. Black families already earn much less than white families and forcing them to integrate is likely to make the gap between them even greater.

Further, some suggest that the cause of separation is upheld by spiritual doctrines. The Biblical interpretations have been referred in justification of natural order of segregated communities and have claimed that various communities can live together harmoniously yet have different institutions. This is an honest view of the opinion that needs not be overlooked merely because it no longer augurs well with the present sensibilities.

The suggestion that segregation would negatively affect the mental well being of children or impede with the idea of cooperation is illogical. Students can be taught a lot on how to work as a team within their respective communities prior to being exposed to the dynamics of an integrated society. It cannot truly be argued that black students will get their schooling in broken windows and that white students get theirs in spaces that are better than the first one simply indicates that the case of the separate and equal is not being met as mandated under the Constitution.

The notion that all men are created equal does not require that similar treatment always be administered. Equality may be realized in forms of separate institutions that will not violate the preferences and comfort of various communities. The 14 th Amendment safeguards equal rights, which however, is not a requirement of social integration. States must be left to make decisions as to what educational arrangements serve their people best.

As opposed to the criticism that segregation divides the nation, forced integration will lead to the introduction of even greater divisions because they force communities that are working well to adopt changes that are unwanted. The Constitution safeguards the rights of states to manage their matters and education has always been a state issue.

To conclude, the preservation of the segregated schools maintains traditions, economic stability, parental interests, and states rights with a still possibility of receiving equal treatment under the law with actual separate facilities.

AI disclosure: Having made notes on the mock trial conducted by my peers. I benefited from Claude AI to edit the text and put it in an understandable form. At this point, I included captions, links, and photos.