May 17, 1954: The Supreme Court Rules on Brown v. Board of Education
On this day in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which says that no state may deny equal protection of the laws to any person within its jurisdiction.
Although the decision did not succeed in fully desegregating public education in the United States, it put the Constitution on the side of racial equality and galvanized the nascent civil rights movement into a full revolution.
Can you name all the key players behind Brown v. Board of Education? Revisit the landmark case with PBS’ The Supreme Court site.You can also learn more about Brown v. Board of Education with “The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow” and explore more events of the Civil Rights Movement with PBS Black Culture Connection.
School integration, Barnard School, Washington, D.C., 1955 (Library of Congress).
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GODDAMN IT’S FUCK THE POLICE WEEK
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Pacman gobbles up L train stops!
I was recently told that despite my live-in boyfriend being six years my senior, my building mates secretly call me the “cradle robber.” I presume this is because I have a subscription to Cigar Aficionado and he has a subscription to the Pizza-Bagel-of-the-Month-Club.
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When I first saw this article I thought, oh is this a historical piece? Jesus man, thank god for the next generation
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