BROWN
v. BOARD OF EDUCATION, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
qThe history of the Fourteenth Amendment is inconclusive
as to its intended effect on public education.
qThe question presented in these cases must be
determined, not on the basis of conditions existing when the Fourteenth
Amendment was adopted, but in the light of the full development of public
education and its present place in American life throughout the Nation.