The connection between the cold war and the brown vs. board of education decision.

In the Midwest town of Topeka, Kansas, a little girl named Linda Brown had to ride the bus five miles to school each day although a public school was located only four blocks from her house. The school wasn't full and the little girl met all of the requirements to attend all but one. Linda Brown was black; blacks weren't allowed to go to white children's schools.It was not until 1954 that the doctrine of "…

…argue that the supreme court decision was simply a reaction to the Cold War politics. Russia was claiming that the United States was being a hypocritical nation. The easiest way for America to prove they were being equal to all their citizens was to desegregate schools and bring together all races. Although many believe that to be true there is no proven theory stating the court decision was the result of our cold war politics.