may 17, 1954 - Brown V. The Board of Education
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Brown V. The board of Education was a court case against segregation in schools. Oliver Brown decided to bring fight segregation in schools and used the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment as a defense. The Case went all the way to the Supreme Court where it was decided that the state laws, forcing segregation in schools, was unconstitutional.https://www.britannica.com/event/Brown-v-Board-of-Education-of-Topeka
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may 17, 1954
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~ 71 years ago