Text Comparison: Brown v. Board of Education and A Mighty Long Way Gist of Brown vs. Board of Education Connection to Carlotta's Story Justice Warren believes that education is very important for many reasons, including providing every citizen with equal opportunities. Justice Warren says that the laws segregating the schools impact African-American children so they think that they are inferior to white children. Justice Warren states the court's decision in this case: that segregated schools violate African-American students' Fourteenth Amendment right of equal protection under the law.​