may 17, 1954 - Brown v. Board of Education
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 17, 1954
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~ 71 years ago