Graphic Organizer: Author’s Point of View

Directions: Use the graphic organizer to organize information about the author’s
point of view in a text.
Author’s Point of View
The author's point of view in this passage is in support of the Supreme
Court's decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case, which declared
racial segregation in public schools as unconstitutional. The author provides
several reasons and supporting evidence

Reason / Evidence Reason / Evidence

Overturning Plessy v. Ferguson: The Equality in Tangible Factors: The

author asserts that the Supreme
Court decision overturns the 1896
ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, which
endorsed the "separate but equal"
doctrine. This shift indicates the
author's perspective in favor of
rejecting racial segregation in public
schools.
author notes that the decision goes
beyond the consideration of tangible
factors like physical facilities and
recognizes that even if these factors are
equal, racial segregation itself denies
minority children equal educational
opportunities. This suggests the
author's emphasis on the intangible
aspects of education and the
detrimental effects of segregation on
minority students.

Reason / Evidence Reason / Evidence

Modern Understanding: The author Importance of Education: The author

rejects any language in Plessy v.
Ferguson that contradicts the finding
that segregation negatively impacts
the educational and mental
development of African American
children. This reflects a commitment
to contemporary psychological
knowledge and an acknowledgment
of the harmful effects of segregation
on the psychological well-being of
minority students
highlights the importance of education
in modern society, emphasizing its role
as a fundamental right and a key
instrument for good citizenship. This
viewpoint aligns with the idea that
denying equal educational
opportunities based on race is a
violation of the equal protection clause
of the Fourteenth Amendment.