Discrimination has long been prevalent in American society. The constitution itself is written by white-males for the intended purpose of governing white males, yet its application governs "the melting pot;" a plethora of individualistic differences all combined to create America itself. Virtually all others opposite, in any way different from a white male, even by a fraction (three-fifths, one-eighth, or one-sixteenth) of difference, have at one time or the other been discriminated against by white …showed first 75 words of 1905 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1905 total…separate was not legal and segregation was unconstitutional. Though this case was decided in the context of education, its promulgation spread through society. This decision destroyed the legality for segregation gained in Plessy, and although the implementation of Brown's rulings have been criticized for their lack of speed, it greatly expanded the concepts of illegal race-based discrimination and started the Civil Rights Movement in motion. Now, all that had to be accomplished, was desegregation nationwide.