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Brown v. Board of Education

Court case
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise... Wikipedia
Dates: Dec 9, 1952 – May 17, 1954
Majority: Warren, joined by unanimous
Prior: Judgment for defendants, 98 F. Supp. 797 (D. Kan. 1951); probable jurisdiction noted, 344 U.S. 1 (1952)