Voice Demo - Brown v Topeka Education

Education plays a crucial role in exposing children to cultural values, preparing them for future careers, and helping them adjust to society. Denying a child an education can hinder their chances of success in life. Therefore, when the state is responsible for providing education, it should be accessible to all on equal terms. However, segregating children in public schools based on race, even if the facilities are equal, deprives minority groups of equal educational opportunities. Today, education is a principal instrument in awakening the child to cultural values, in preparing him for later professional training, and in helping him to adjust normally to his environment. 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. We come then to the question presented, does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other tangible factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities? We believe that it does.