may 17, 1954 - Brown vs. Board of education

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In 1954, the Supreme Court made separating students by race in public school illegal. It changed the Jim Crow laws that allowed separations. This decision was an important victory for the civil rights movement, because it supported the fight against unfair treatment. However, many of the people did not want to follow this decision. There was a lot of resistance against it, especially in the Southern states. People protested against the changes and many schools continued to stay separated for a long time.

The Brown vs. Board of Education case is often seen as big change in the American history. This is because it made it possible for more people to challenge segragation and discrimination in other parts of their life, for example in housing and transportation. It inspired many poeple to fight for civil rights and to help shape the future of the civil rights movement.

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