The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, handed down on May 17, 1954, found that state laws creating segregated public schools were unconstitutional. Plessy v. Ferguson, a previous Supreme Court decision, had allowed "separate but equal" public schools.
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from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_EducationThe Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, handed down on May 17, 1954, found that state laws creating segregated public schools were unconstitutional. Plessy v. Ferguson, a previous Supreme Court decision, had allowed "separate but equal" public schools.
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