African Americans have always been in struggle. How we face the challenges the world throws at us is what makes us stronger than most. The Brown v. Board of Education case is a perfect example of an African American struggling to be heard. This case tells the story of blacks and whites who always end up in interference that affects all members of a society in general. The consequences that black people faced were (racial) segregation, equal protection, and freedom of speech. In May 1954, black and white children could not attend the same school. This case came to light because there were several other cases like it, but the one that stood out the most was Plessy v. Ferguson. The Supreme Court let this go on for years, also knowingly breaking the Fourteenth Amendment. As the Supreme Court states: “After reviewing psychological studies demonstrating that black girls in segregated schools had low racial self-esteem, the Court concluded that separating children on the basis of race creates dangerous inferiority complexes that can harm black children's ability to learn. The Court concluded that even if physical facilities were equal between black and white schools, racial segregation in schools is “inherently unequal” and is therefore still unconstitutional” (Supreme Court). The judges were very harsh and didn't try to see things their way. The fact that they knew it was wrong, they still decided to deny any claims or evidence. In the early years, it was impossible for blacks to try to have equals as everyone else before the law. Many people were protesting for everything they believed in, people wanted to be heard and they would go to extreme lengths to do so. In 1946, a man named Herman Sweatt protested because...... middle of paper...... restaurants, movie theaters, then schools (Majerol). The world we live in today is by far the opposite of what it has become. a long way, it's not yet perfect because people of color are still discriminated against in one way or another, but it's a thousand times better than not having the same rights as white people, not be able to be heard and be able to be protected equally. Since 1964, discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex and nationality has been prohibited. Since 2004, schools in the South have been more integrated than ever, with whites and blacks working together phenomenally. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, "the goals of integration and a more just society that inspired the previous generation of reformers and civil rights activists continue today, as the ACLU fights to preserve the integration solutions that were the result of Brown” (ACLU).