Brown V. Board of Education The landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision overruling the constitutionality of the "separate but equal" doctrine that had been the legal basis for racial segregation of the nation's public schools....

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954),[1] was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court, which overturned earlier rulings going back to Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, by declaring that state laws which established separate...

The Topeka City Council gave preliminary approval to begin destruction of the former all-white school that was at the center of the Brown v. Board of Education case.Council and city staff members said Tuesday they would like to save the Sumner Elementary School building, but...

A 1946 court ruling that helped pave the way for the nation's school desegregation will be commemorated Friday with a new U.S. postage stamp."This stamp captures the vision and inspiration of a group of parents who fought the odds to make a difference for all...

The struggles of the nation's blacks _ a loyal Democratic voting bloc _ topped the agenda Thursday as the party's eight presidential candidates gathered for their third primary debate.The debate at Howard University was scheduled to begin just hours after the Supreme Court ruled against...

Significant decisions by the Supreme Court on the racial makeup of schools:1954 _ Brown v. Board of Education: Ruling unanimously that racially segregated public schools are unconstitutional, saying that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." The landmark decision grew out of cases involving schools in...

Shows the argyments in the Brown vs. Board of Education case.

Supreme Court case on Brown vs. the Board of Education. The desegregation of schools in the United States.

The Brown versus Board of Education decision was an immense influence on desegregation of schools and a milestone in the movement for equality. On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education was unanimous, ruling that "separate but equal is inherently unequal." They ruled that no state had the power to pass a law that went against the 14th amendment of the United States Constitution.