

Nearly 90 percent of school-age children attend public schools today-public schools that now serve more students of color than white students.

What she and other African-American students did to create a better society through integrated public schools was heroic. Jon Eckert: The Brown decision should have included integration of teachers and administrators In this post, Wheaton College professors from three disciplines - education, history, and psychology - comment on the impact of the Brown decision on American culture. The decision opened the door for desegregation of American schools. In that case, the Supreme Court determined that “ separate but equal ” schools for African-Americans and white students were unconstitutional. She is remembered as Linda Brown, the child whose name is attached to the famous 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. The death of Linda Brown Thompson on March 25th marked an important moment in American history.
