“Separate is not equal.” In the 1896 case Plessey v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that racial segregation did not violate the Constitution, so racial segregation became legal. In 1954 the case of Oliver Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka demonstrated that separation is not equal. Oliver Brown v. Topeka Board of Education was revolutionary for the education system, because people of color and Caucasians had segregated schools. Caucasians received better education, and people of color argued that they were separate but not equal. This would pave the way for integrated schools and change the education system as we knew it. all-white schools, with the expectation that they would be removed” (NAACP). Since Oliver Brown's daughter was removed from the all-white school four blocks from her home, she had to travel quite a distance to catch the bus to her all-black school. “Separate free schools will be established for the education of children of African origin; and it shall be unlawful for any colored child to attend a white school, or for any white child to attend a colored school” (Missouri 1929). This wasn't fair to her because she is forced to go out of her way when there is a school right down the street that she could go to, but can't because of her skin tone. This is the beginning of the definitive change in the education system known as Brown vs. Broad of education. In 1896 the United States Supreme Court upheld the public racial segregation law. It was known as separate but equal. Yet you can't be the same, because Cauca......middle of paper......didn't follow these rules they still followed Jim Crow laws. These laws segregated the South and made life extremely hard for blacks. The Supreme Court knew that some states would not comply, so it asked each attorney general to submit a plan for desegregation. “Rather, it asked the attorneys general of all states with laws permitting segregation in their public schools to submit plans for how to proceed with desegregation” (Supreme Court 1955). Even though desegregation was underway, life for people of color was still not easy. Brown v. Board of Education changed the American education system and made it possible for everyone to receive the same education. This case allowed white students and students of color to share a classroom experience. This was also the beginning where every student began to have equal opportunities, no matter what color they were.