jan 1, 1954 - Brown v. Board of Education
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Linda Brown forced to attend a distant black school rather than a nearby white schoolThurgood Marshall argued that was unconstitutional because it did not provide Linda “equal protection of the laws” under the 14th Amendment
Overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine from Plessy v Ferguson
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Date:
jan 1, 1954
Now
~ 71 years ago