"The Supreme Court in 1953, with Chief Justice Earl Warren sitting in the center"
In the Courts, decisions weren't settled easily and there were many conflicts. The Supreme Court had a meeting to discuss about the related cases that involved segregation. All of the justices’ opinions contradicted and they did not agree on one thing. Chief Justice Vinson believed that the plaintiffs that are fighting for the Fourteenth Amendment does not have any plan in ending segregation. Justices Black and Douglas disagreed with Vinson’s opinion and fought back saying the amendments are protecting the black people from segregation and discrimination. Justice Frankfurter agreed with Vinson on how the 14th Amendment will not end segregation but proposed to reschedule the cases to ask whether “equality” still meant what it meant in 1868. Justice Jackson slightly believed that segregation was unconstitutional. Justice Burton claimed that buildings, facilities, and teachers is not everything about education but the “habit of mind” and also segregation violates equal protection. Justice Minton argued that segregation and racial classifications are unconstitutional. Justices Clark and Reed supports the right of states to segregate students.
All in all, Justices Black, Douglas, Burton, and Minton all agreed to end policies of segregation. Chief Harlan claimed that segregation had its purpose and origin and it was something done by the whites to the black. He said that segregation was meant to “protect” the whites from the black people and protecting them from being mixed with other colored people. He also claimed that segregation is an intentional ‘negation,’ wanting to contradict racial equality but to put racial superiority.
All in all, Justices Black, Douglas, Burton, and Minton all agreed to end policies of segregation. Chief Harlan claimed that segregation had its purpose and origin and it was something done by the whites to the black. He said that segregation was meant to “protect” the whites from the black people and protecting them from being mixed with other colored people. He also claimed that segregation is an intentional ‘negation,’ wanting to contradict racial equality but to put racial superiority.