may 17, 1954 - Brown v Board of Education

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What is it? (One sentence)
Brown v Board of Education was a Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools is unconstitutional.

When did it happen? (Placed
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May 17, 1954

Who was involved? (Name
major groups and leaders)
Oliver Brown, Mrs. Richard Lawton, Mrs. Sadie Emmanuel, et al. (appellant) and Board of Education of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, et al. (appellee)

Where did it happen?
Monroe School; Topeka Kansas

Name one major cause.
In multiple cases in Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, Delaware and D.C., African American students were unable to attend certain public schools because of laws which allow public schools to be segregated.

Name one major effect.
Many people disagreed with this decision. The Massive Resistance movement wanted to close the schools rather than desegregating them. Others, such as John Ben Shepperd, wanted to generate legal obstacles to desegregation.

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