Policies can interrupt the ideas and beliefs of individuals and eventually force them to follow new ideas and structures. The United States Supreme Court has played a large role in introducing policies. These nine judges hold incredible power and when they interpret the law and vote on their decisions, it also becomes policy. Brown v. Board of Education, which was heard by the United States Supreme Court, concerned African American children being denied entry to public schools attended by white children; this policy was enforced since laws prohibited integration. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Brown regarding the integration of the schools. “Separate but equal educational facilities for racial minorities are inherently unequal, in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. -Yes. Despite the equalization of schools by “objective” factors, intangible problems promote and maintain inequalities. Racial segregation in public education has a detrimental effect on minority children because it is interpreted as a sign of inferiority. The long-standing doctrine that separate facilities were permitted provided they were equal was rejected. Separate but equal is inherently unequal