It overturned the idea of "separate but equal" that an earlier court had established in Plessy v Ferguson, and judged unanimously that the government allowing segregation by race was *inherently* unequal.
Brown v. Board of Education
The US Supreme Court declared segregation in pubic schools unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education, (1954), and ordered the schools integrated in Brown v. Board of Education II, (1955).
No. Plessy and Brown are two separate cases. Brown v. Board of Education, (1954) overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) and declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional in 1954.
In Brown v. Board of Education (Topeka, Kansas), the Supreme Court found unconstitutional the establishment of segregated schools to which children were assigned based on race. This presaged the end of the "separate but equal" policy and encouraged blacks in the US to press for the provision of equal status for all US citizens.
The desegregation of Caroline County, Maryland school system was completed in 1967. It was a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, which declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
The Warren Court ruled segregated schools were unconstitutional in Brown v Board of Education, (1954), and ordered integration to take place "at all deliberate speed" in Brown v Board of Education II, (1955).
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)The Fourteenth Amendment, specifically the Equal Protection ClauseFor more information, see Related Questions, below
In Brown v. Board of Education, (1954) the Supreme Court held racial segregation in public school education is unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause.Case Citation:Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)
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Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
The Brown v. Board of Education (347 U.S. 483; May 17, 1954) ruling declared that segregation in schools in unconstitutional.