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Brown v. Board of Education |
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Brown v. Board of Education (of Topeka)(1954) U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment says that no state may deny equal protection of the laws to any person within its jurisdiction. The court declared separate educational facilities to be inherently unequal, thus reversing its 1896 ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson. The Brown ruling was limited to public schools, but it was believed to imply that segregation is not permissible in other public facilities. Guidelines for ending segregation were presented and school boards were advised to proceed “with all deliberate speed.” See also Thurgood Marshall. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Education Secretary Richard Riley released a report, With All Deliberate Speed, offering recommendations to address achievement and diversity. Even then, the court ordered that schools be desegregated "with all deliberate speed. The Court the following year (May 31, 1955) ordered that steps be taken to desegregate the schools, beginning immediately, but despite the blockbuster nature of the Brown decision, the justices commanded only that the process move "with all deliberate speed," a phrase filled with ambiguity. |
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