A Social Revolution?

Because Brown II focused solely on implementation the arguments in the Court demonstrated attention to detail. The Supreme Court and the lower federal courts were equity courts. This gave them a wide range of options to fashion remedies. The issue of time became a key area of concern. Suggestions regarding time ranged from an immediate decree for action to a decree with no fixed date for the end of segregation.

Court arguments

The opening argument before the Court dealt with the Virginia and South Carolina cases. The civil rights attorney representing the Negroes called for desegregation as soon as the necessary administrative procedures could be implemented.… Read the rest