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2 days ago · He became Senate majority whip in 1951, Senate Democratic leader in 1953 and majority leader in 1954. In 1960, Johnson ran for the Democratic presidential nomination. Ultimately, Senator Kennedy bested Johnson and his other rivals for the nomination before surprising many by offering to make Johnson his vice presidential running mate.
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3 days ago · Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. The 1954 decision declared that separate educational facilities for white and African American students were inherently unequal.
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4 days ago · As he had served less than two years of President Kennedy's term, Johnson was constitutionally eligible for election to a second full term in the 1968 presidential election under the provisions of the 22nd Amendment.
4 days ago · Brown v. Board of Education. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), [1] was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality.
- Warren, joined by unanimous
- Oliver Brown, et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, et al.
3 days ago · 1st: January 3, 1953 – August 3, 1953. 2nd: January 6, 1954 – December 2, 1954. The 83rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1953, until January 3, 1955, during the last two weeks of the Truman administration, with the remainder ...
- 96 senators, 435 representatives, 3 non-voting delegates
- Republican
3 days ago · Fourteenth Amendment, amendment (1868) to the Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the American Civil War, including them under the umbrella phrase “all persons born or naturalized in the United States.”.
3 days ago · Passed the House with amendment on July 9, 1965 Reported by the joint conference committee on July 29, 1965; agreed to by the House on August 3, 1965 and by the Senate on August 4, 1965 Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965