PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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The requirement of equal access to school facilities for disabled students
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The expansion of science in school curricula
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The desegregation of public schools
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The implementation of requirements for federal certification of private-school teachers
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Detailed explanation-1: -In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the Civil War, Congress adopted a number of measures to protect individual rights from interference by the states. Among them was the Fourteenth Amendment, which prohibits the states from depriving “any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”
Detailed explanation-3: -The Topeka Brown case is important because it helped convince the Court that even when physical facilities and other “tangible” factors were equal, segregation still deprived minority children of equal educational opportunities.
Detailed explanation-4: -The tangible factors that the courts considered in this case refer to those elements of education that can be seen, felt, heard, or otherwise easily determined if they are equal. This includes the school buildings, transportation, curricula, teacher background, etc.