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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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#OnThisDay in 1954, the Supreme Court of the US ruled in a unanimous decision that school segregation violated the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the 14th Amendment.
Brown v. Board of Education was a consolidation of five cases. The ruling effectively ending racial segregation in public schools. Many schools, however, remained segregated.
Learn more:
-- Civil Rights Digital Library: http://crdl.usg.edu/events/brown_vs_boe
-- US Courts: https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/history-brown-v-board-education-re-enactment
-- Library of Congress https://cdn.loc.gov/service/ll/usrep/usrep347/usrep347483/usrep347483.pdf
-- Video: https://www.loc.gov/item/mbrs01856600/
-- Image: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-brown.html
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