feb 17, 1954 - Brown v Board of Education
Description:
Supreme Court decision that overturned the decision of Plessy v Ferguson; led by Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Court ruled that “separate but equal” schools for blacks were inherently unequal and thus unconstitutional. The decision energized the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.Added to timeline:
Date:
feb 17, 1954
Now
~ 71 years ago