May 17 in American History
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine. Argued by future Justice Thurgood Marshall, Brown was a legal earthquake that launched the desegregation of American life and became one of the most important decisions in the Court's history.
In 1954: Brown v. Board of Education. A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine.
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine. Argued by future Justice Thurgood Marshall, Brown was a legal earthquake that launched the desegregation of American life and became one of the most important decisions in the Court's history.
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