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Tag Archives: 1954: Brown v. Board of Ed is decided
Black History Month
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May 17, 1954: Brown v. Board of Ed is decided
In a major civil rights victory, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down an unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ruling that racial segregation in public educational facilities is unconstitutional. The historic decision, which brought an end to federal tolerance of racial segregation, specifically dealt with Linda Brown, a young African American girl [...]
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Also tagged Brown v. Board of Education decision, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Chief Justice Earl Warren, major civil rights victory, May 17, NAACP, racial segregation, Supreme Court published guidelines requiring public school systems to integrate with all deliberate speed, Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that "separate but equal", The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Thurgood Marshall led Brown's legal team
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