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1 day ago · The case was argued before the Court on December 9, 1952, and reargued a year later on December 8, 1953. On May 17, 1954, the Court handed down a unanimous 9-0 decision to find the “separate but equal” doctrine segregating public schools in the Court’s 1896 Plessy v Ferguson case unconstitutional.
2 days ago · We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection ...
- Warren, joined by unanimous
- Oliver Brown, et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, et al.
2 days ago · It thus rejected as inapplicable to public education the “separate but equal” doctrine, advanced by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), according to which laws mandating separate public facilities for whites and African Americans do not violate the equal protection clause if the facilities are approximately equal.
- What did the Supreme Court decide in Brown v. Board of Education?In Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendmen...
- What is the significance of Brown v. Board of Education?Brown v. Board of Education is considered a milestone in American civil rights history and among the most important rulings in the history of the U...
- What was the aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education?After the Brown v. Board of Education decision, there was wide opposition to desegregation, largely in the southern states. Violent protests erupte...
- When was Brown v. Board of Education decided?The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education on May 17, 1954. The case had been argued before the Court on December 9, 1952, and rea...
- Who was the attorney for the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education?In Brown v. Board of Education, the attorney for the plaintiffs was Thurgood Marshall. He later became, in 1967, the first African American to serv...
2 days ago · To offset the costs, students leveraged the “separate but equal” doctrine, pushing Southern states to pay for Black students forced to study out of state. Sixteen Southern states started segregation scholarship programs between 1921 and 1948, despite these programs being deemed unconstitutional in 1938 .
3 days ago · May 17, 1954 – The Supreme Court announces its ruling, “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal;” overturns Plessy v. Ferguson, Jim Crow laws and the separate but equal doctrine.
21 hours ago · Ferguson, a case from 1896 challenging a racial segregation law in Louisiana, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation was legal as long as separate but equal facilities and services ...
4 days ago · “We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” Before the ink was dry on Warren’s ruling, Southern white leaders denounced the Warren Court’s decision and “vowed to defy it.”
