1955
Court decision / implementationBook sources
Brown II and delayed school desegregation
United States; Black schoolchildren
The Court’s implementation formula permitted extended litigation and delay. Zinn contrasts the promise of constitutional equality with the persistence of segregated schools.
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Context / qualification
The first Brown ruling and its implementation decision are separate cases and dates.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H00 at 00:25:44 (approximate; supplied recording)