Brown v. Board of Education is a United States Supreme Court case that was decided in 1954. The court overturned Plessy c . Ferguson's 1896 state license supported racial segregation in education. The Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The United States Supreme Court, with Earl Warren as Chief Justice, voted unanimously (9-0) against racial segregation in education. This court decision was very controversial and aroused opposition from most residents of the South Caucasus. They tabled the Southern Manifesto which was signed by one hundred and one members of the US Congress. Southerners and the African American community both had their own beliefs. Southerners believed that the black community was treated equally. Although the black community was separated from them, southerners claimed that the black community still received the same treatment and had the same facilities as them. The Supreme Court has a completely different position on this. They believed that segregation made the black community feel inferior to whites. The Supreme Court also found that the facilities of a black public school were far below those of a white public school. They thought it was unfair to deprive children of an equal education, just because of their skin. Southerners believed that segregation had been a way of life for decades and that desegregation would lead to social catastrophe. Southern whites believed that desegregation from an early age at the school level could result in interracial relationships. At the time, for most southerners, such an act was frowned upon. The Supreme Court believes, however, that much has changed since the first time a black person was allowed to attend a school. Chief Justice Warren emphasizes that there are many black people who have excelled in various fields and that the black community deserves the same opportunities and rights as white people.