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may 17, 1954 - Brown vs. Board of Education

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In Topeka, Kansas, the US supreme court overturned the Plessy vs. Fergusson decision, making it unconstitutional to segregate public facilities like schools.

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may 17, 1954
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~ 72 years ago

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