jan 3, 1954 - Brown vs Topeka Board of Education 1954 [SOCIAL]

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Brown vs Topeka Board of Education 1954 fought by the NAACP, argued by Thurgood Marshall; key legal ruling and a turning point because it overturned Plessy vs Ferguson, overturning the idea of separate but equal and accepting Marshall’s argument that segregation implied inferiority and was psychologically damaging.
Gave many southern black people a belief in the American system which King was able to exploit over the next few years.
Vindication of legal strategy of NAACP. Provided legal foundation for all the later struggles. However, its enforcement was beyond the resources of the NAACP.

Evidence of AAs advancing their own rights.

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