Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Opinion; May 17, 1954; Records of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Title
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Opinion; May 17, 1954; Records of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Subject
Civil Rights Collection
Description
In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the "separate but equal" principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case.
Publisher
Supreme Court of the United States
Date
1954-05-17
Type
Text
Files
Collection
Citation
“Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Opinion; May 17, 1954; Records of the Supreme Court of the United States.,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed May 11, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/4006.
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