1954
Court decision / redressBook sources
Brown v. Board of Education
United States; Black schoolchildren
The Supreme Court held state-imposed racial segregation in public education unconstitutional. The ruling challenged a core institution of Jim Crow, but enforcement faced sustained resistance.
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Context / qualification
Do not claim Brown immediately desegregated all schools or all public facilities.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H00 at 00:25:16 (approximate; supplied recording)
- National Archives — Brown v. Board of Education ↗