The Brown v. Board of Education dismissed Plessy v. Ferguson, because it was found to be unconstitutional. Unconstitutional, because the separation of children by race was fundamentally unequal and violated the Fourteenth Amendment. It was a pivotal historical event that allowed blacks and whites to go to school together and end segregation. At least that's what was expected. During the year 2002-2003, in Chicago, it was found that 87 percent of public schools were black or Hispanic, and less than 10 percent were white (Kozol 405). In New York, 75 percent were black or Hispanic. This indicates the opposite effect of what happened 30 years ago. Yet re-segregation is still underway. This shows how deeply segregated minority students are in the poorest and most isolated parts of America. Furthermore, nothing has been done to alleviate it, because large cities are unaware of this reality. In the past this had been important to the nation as a whole, but now it seems they have turned a blind eye. On the other hand, there is a link between education, segregation and poverty. Minorities, compared to wealthy white Americans, cannot afford to send their children to private schools. They do not have access to higher education, such as college or adult school, like wealthy white people do. This imposes a limit on