Mock Trial: Brown vs. Board of Education
The Brown vs. Board of Education case is seen as a debate over segregation in the aftermath of Plessy vs. Ferguson, based around whether or not black children should be allowed to study in black schools. Though it could also be seen as a debate around economics. Economically it is better to have separate schools as it increases production for school supplies and increases the number of schools built.
To elaborate, if every student went to a single school, then all of the money would go to a single place. Though if there were multiple schools, the money would be brought to different places, promoting the spread of money to different locations.
Having more than one school would also increase production in the materials used to make schools and materials in school. For instance, if a school had purchased a certain amount of furniture and supplies for their classrooms, having two schools would double that spending. Even more so for the school itself. If a certain number of materials were purchased so the school could be built, then having multiple schools would increase the supply and spending of those building materials.
Not only would having multiple schools increase the amount of money put out into the economy, but it would also increase jobs. On a smaller scale, it would give more work to those who would build the schools. They would have more jobs to take on so more workers could be hired. The wages of the other workers could also be raised, increasing the money put out for those in construction.
Having segregated schools would also provide more jobs for teachers and educators. Whereas when one teacher would be hired at one school, there would also be another hired at the second school. Not only that, but it would also provide jobs for black educators. They would be able to have jobs in education where they would not get that type of opportunity in white schools.
To finish, having separate and segregated schools would help the economy more than destroy it. It would increase employment and create more jobs. It would also increase production of goods and services. So, economically, there is no problem with splitting schools by race.
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