Brown v. Board of Education dismissed Plessy v. Ferguson as unconstitutional. Unconstitutional, because separating children by race was fundamentally unequal and violated the Fourteenth Amendment. This was a crucial historical event that allowed blacks and whites to attend school together and end segregation. At least that's what was expected to happen. In the year 2002-2003, in Chicago it was found that 87% of public schools were black or Hispanic, and less than 10% were white (Kozol 405). In New York, 75% were black or Hispanic. This indicated the opposite effect of what was faced 30 years ago. Yet resegregation is still taking place. It shows how deeply segregated minority students are in the poorest and most isolated areas of America. Furthermore, nothing has been done to alleviate it, because large cities are not aware of this reality. In the past, it had been significant for the entire nation, but now they seem to 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, as wealthy whites do. This poses a limitation