Law, History & Politics: Brown v. Board of Ed.

We'll continue our discussion in this new series -- LAW, HISTORY AND POLITICS.

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The LHP series explore the intersections of its namesake -- an in-depth study of a particular law, court decision, or a legal precedent that shaped the political forces and its historical ramifications.

The LHP series will start out with subject matters that directly relate to the U.S. For instance, we'll discuss landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions, particular Constitutional Amendments, or an influential Legislative body of work.

The advanced LHP series will explore international and comparative law from a historic perspective. These may include: Magna Carta, the Code of Justinian, the Code of Hammurabi -- to more recent selections, such as the Treaty of Versailles, the U.N. Declaration on Human Rights and the Geneva Convention.

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For this meeting, we'll read and discuss the Brown v. Board of Ed decisions -- the original decision ("Brown I"), as well as the "implementation" decision ("Brown II").

1. Brown v. Bd. of Ed. of Topeka, et al., 347 U.S. 483 (1954) ("Brown I") -- Click here (https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/347/483/case.html) to access it online.

2. Brown v. Bd. of Ed. of Topeka, et al., 349 U.S. 294 (1955) ("Brown II") -- Click here (https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/349/294/case.html) to access it online.

We'll discuss how and why the Brown decisions effectively overturned the doctrine of "Separate But Equal."

We'll then discuss the "Little Rock Nine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock_Nine)" incident that followed the Brown decisions.

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Here's a sound track for this discussion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4stCMpxqgNo

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While the reading assignments are not mandatory, all attendees are strongly urged to familiarize themselves with the general context of these selections.

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Previous LHP series:

• The Chinese Exclusion Act and Korematsu v. U.S. (July 2017): https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/239229088/ (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/239229088/)

• Plessy v. Ferguson, (April 2017) -- a reading and critical discussion of the "Separate But Equal" doctrine: https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/237488367/

• Federalist Papers Nos. 2 and 68, and the Dred Scott Decision (Feb. 2, 2017): https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/236391106/?eventId=236391106s (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/236391106/?eventId=236391106)