Professor Bryan Fair recently discussed the effect of Browder v. Gayle with WBHM 90.3.
“Once Brown is decided the question is what is the scope of Brown,” Fair said. In this new lawsuit, known as Browder v. Gayle, two judges agreed that Montgomery’s segregated buses violated the 14th amendment. The Supreme Court later agreed.
“The meaning of Browder is much broader than Montgomery,” he said. “The meaning of Browder is that you can’t have separate systems of schooling. You can’t have separate systems of transportation. You can’t have separate systems of swimming pools or parks or golf courses. All of that comes out of this next step.”
For more, read “Plaintiff in Landmark Civil Rights Montgomery Bus Case Shares Her Story.”