Turning White: Co-Opting a Profession through the Myth of Progress, An Intersectional Historical Perspective of Brown v. Board of Education

Abstract

The article offers information on Brown decision was an implicit reversal of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which upheld the constitutionality of segregation based upon race for public facilities, so long as "separate but equal" facilities were in place. Topic include views of Chief Justice Earl Warren focused on the psychological effects of segregation on African American students when making his ruling.