What is the problem with the Court’s rationale for overturning segregation?

Assignment Overview
This learning exercise examines the history of the Civil Rights movement as a way to understand continuing debates about political reform today.
Assignment Details
Perform the following tasks:
Step 1: Read chapter 24 in the textbook. ( chapter 24 is attached)
Step 2: Listen to the Revisionist History podcast, season 2, episode 3, “Miss Buchanan’s Period of Adjustment”. Available wherever you listen to podcasts or here:
http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/13-miss-buchanans-period-of-adjustment
Step 3: Write a 300-400 word response. You do not need to conduct additional research for this assignment, although it might be interesting and would certainly enrich the discussion.

Use a word processor to write your response to the following questions:
In the podcast, Malcolm Gladwell spends some time talking about Leola Brown and the Supreme Court’s reasoning in the Brown decision. What is the problem with the Court’s rationale for overturning segregation?
How does the research about race and gifted programs relate to the Brown case?
Who is Mrs. Thompson? What does “this period of adjustment” refer to?
How does this podcast connect to the material from the textbook?

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