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May 17 – Brown v. Board of Education
by Darren Cole on May 17, 2011
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Opinion; May 17, 1954; Records of the Supreme Court of the United States; Record Group 267; National Archives.
In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the “separate but equal” principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case.
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TAGS 1954-05-17, Brown v Board of Education, civil rights, May 17, May 17 1954, school desegregation
