may 17, 1954 - Brown v. Board of Education Decision
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This historic ruling changed the course of American history. It brought an end to tolerance of racial segregation. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in schools as unconstitutional. The specific case focused on Linda Brown, an African American student who was denied access to her school in Topeka due to her skin color.
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