may 17, 1954 - Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Description:
A family tries to sign up their child to go to school five blocks away and they School refused to enroll her because she was an African American and instead sent her to go to a school 21 blocks away. Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to separate colored children from whites because it led to them feeling inferior.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 17, 1954
Now
~ 71 years ago