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"Separate but equal" in public education deprives students of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
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The decision must be based on the effect of segregation on public education.
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Because public education is far more developed now, we need to look at contemporary conditions—not the past.
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Education is important enough that it is a right that needs to be made available to all on equal terms.
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We recognize how important education is for democratic society.
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Education is key for child development.
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Key for awakening cultural values.
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Key to preparing him/her for later professional training.
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Key to helping him/her adjust normally to environment.
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Unlikely a child can succeed in life without education.
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Education is perhaps the most important function of state and local government.
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Compulsory school attendance laws.
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Large public expenditures on education.
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Education is required for most basic public responsibilities.
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Education is the foundation of good citizenship.
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Previous cases turned on clear inequality in circumstances.
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In these cases, there was evidence that there were attempts to equalize all tangible factors.
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Historical evidence about the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment is inconclusive.
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The historical record says little about the connection between the Fourteenth Amendment and education.
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At the time of the Amendment, the South had not adopted free common schools supported by general taxation.
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Most Negroes were un-educated and illiterate.
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Many states outlawed educating Negroes.
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In contemporary society, Negroes have achieved many successes across areas of society.
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Education of white children was in the hands of private groups.
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Public education in the North was not very advanced either.
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"Separate but equal" was not a part of the original jurisprudence about the Amendment.
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"Separate but Equal" first appeared in the 1896 case of Plessy v Ferguson, a transportation case.
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