One of the many challenges faced during this era were the challenges faced for school

integration. The need or push for school integration did not come to light during the 1970's,
however it was the case of Swann v. CharlotteMecklenburg Board of Education that brought
heavier rules and laws to enforce the desegration of the school system. The decision of the
Brown v Board ruling in 1954 "known as Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. the Supreme
Court agreed that separate schools, even if they received equal funding, were inherently
unequal and therefore a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment." #cite
was a huge case that brought many changes prior to the 1970's, however many schools did not
enforce the ruling of the Brown v Board case.. Under this ruling it was determined that schools
are to begin the initiatvie of desegregation. However that was a lot easier said than done. Much
of the communities were hesistant with this change and many went to court over the Brown v
Board ruling and the push for desegration in the schools.

During the 1970's people still fought the rulings of the Brown v Board case and in my opinion
bent the rules quite a bit, making the uniamous ruling almost null and void. While some cases
were heard and recieved rulings it was in "Charlotte, North Carolina, children attended schools
that were legally open to all races but were still racially segregated in practicea pattern known
as de facto segregation." #cite that challenged the need to inforce the ruling of desegreation in
schools. The case of Swann v. CharlotteMecklenburg Board of Education is a popular case
because of it's ruling in 1971 case, the Supreme Court decided that in some cases, busing might
be the only way to achieve the desegregation required by Brown v. Board. #cite. It was this
particular case that started a trend of busing children in order to achieve a higher level of equal
races in the school system. While this case lead to many court preceedings, it's actual ruling
became a small victory for the integration of schools. Higher levels of busing occored which lead
to higher percentages of intergation within the schools!

Similar to the Brown v Board ruling (1954) the Swann v CharlotteMecklenburg Board of
Education (1971) also was challenged by the communities, however they differ because with the
mandatory decision that students be bussed to schools, it became an inconvience to many
people, therefore the ruling actually helped the cause to push for integration in the school
system and was succesful in doing so.