Brown v. Board of Education
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Education, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Segregation, Desegregation, Apartheid, Supreme Court, U.S., Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: May 17, 1954
Article abstract: A landmark Supreme Court decision reverses the “separate but equal” principle and begins the desegregation of public schools.
Summary of Event
On May 17, 1954, Chief Justice Earl Warren announced an epochal opinion of the United States Supreme Court: “We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” Warren did not base this decision solely on the history of the Fourteenth Amendment, because he believed that the...
[The entire page is 1526 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
