JOURNAL ARTICLE

SCHOOL SEGREGATION OUTLAWED IN USA.

  • Published In: All About History, 2024, n. 143. P. 8 1 of 2

  • Database: History Reference Ultimate 2 of 2

Abstract

REGULARS17 May 1954 In a significant victory for the burgeoning civil rights movement, the US Supreme Court ruled that the racial segregation of children in schools was unconstitutional. The verdict was reached after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case, in which Oliver Brown took legal action when his daughter, Linda, was denied admission to Topeka's white schools. The ruling outlawed racial segregation in American public schools, though the subsequent desegregation of schools was not an easy process. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:All About History. 2024/06, Issue 143, p8
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Law
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:2052-5877
  • Accession Number:177133968
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