Brown vs. Board Trial Reaction:

 The case of Brown V. The Board of Education stemmed from a situation that took place in Topeka, Kansas. Oliver Brown's daughter was denied from a school that was close by and was instead forced to attend a school that was much further away, specifically for African Americans. Brown and other parents gathered together to file a lawsuit against the Topeka Board of Education which was taken to trial with the Supreme Court. 

We heard several arguments from different perspectives that covered a broad range of ideas regarding both sides of the case, but I want to focus on Brown's side. 

A moral argument was made in which it was argued that the separate but equal clause was morally unjust and taught children that segregation was a societal norm. It was also said that the entire idea of "separate but equal" was a complete contradiction to itself and that there was no such thing as equality when there is separation. It was also stated that this idea of separate but equal heavily violates the 14th Amendment. A religious argument was made in which it was said that treating people differently based on factors such as income and race is a direct insult to God himself. This being as Christianity was meant to bring people together, not push each other apart. From an economic standpoint, it was made clear that having separated schools was a major waste of taxpayer money and prevented all students from having a higher quality education. With a higher quantity of schools, the quality of them would be lesser than what it would if separated schools did not exist.

The side of Brown used a variety of arguments to sway the judge and the other members of the trial. Attacking the issue from all angles allowed for a thorough examination of the problem regarding the Topeka Board of Education and its separation of schools.