Assignment task: Answer the following questions in at least four sentences about the Brown v Board of Education court case.
Q1. Describe Linda Brown Thompson's childhood experience that led to this Supreme Court case.
Q2. Why did Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP choose the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case?
Q3. Explain the important aspect of Judge Walter A. Huxman's opinion in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case.
Q4. Explain the cases that were consolidated into the Brown v. Board of Education.
Q5. Why did the Supreme Court decide to consolidate these cases?
Q6. Describe the "doll test" and its significance to the Brown v. Board of Education case.
Q7. What effect did the "doll test" have on the thinking of the justices during the case?
Q8. What was the key question before the Supreme Court in the Brown v. Board of Education case?
Q9. Describe the process through which Chief Justice Earl Warren ensured the Court's decision would be unanimous.
Q10. Explain the decision as written by Chief Justice Earl Warren.
Q11. Explain the different reactions to the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Q12. Describe the two statements by members of Congress. What was the effect of these statements?
Q13. What were some examples of resistance to the decision in the South?
Q14. Describe the statements of Thurgood Marshall regarding the actions of President Eisenhower in enforcing the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Q15. Explain the actions of President Eisenhower and the difficulty of enforcing the decision.
Q16. Describe the Supreme Court's actions in attempting to enforce its decision.
Q17. Why was the phrase "with all deliberate speed" included in the Brown v. Board of Education opinion?
Q18. Explain the effect that the phrase had on the implementation of the decision in the South.
Q19. Describe the current debate on the Supreme Court regarding the meaning of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Q20. Explain Thurgood Marshall's statements on the state of race relations in the aftermath of the Brown v. Board of Education case.
Q21. Describe the significance and legacy of the Brown v. Board of Education case to law and society.