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No single justice declared segregation unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education, (1954); all nine justices overturned the "separate but equal" precedent set in Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896), by voting unanimously.

Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion of the Court in that case, a safe bet for a test answer, but don't be mislead into thinking he overturned any racial segregation laws unilaterally (all by himself).

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What did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education?

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Who was known as Super Chief and his court ruled against school segregation in Brown v Board of Education?

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