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sep 9, 1952 - Brown v Board of Education

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On May 17, 1954, U.S Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous ruling in the landmark civil rights case Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional.

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sep 9, 1952
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~ 74 years ago