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1Brown v. Board of Educationby Laura_084 termsFebruary 19, 2007
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11954) court ruled that seperate facilities were not equal. instructed integration. overruled plessy v. furgeson7 sets
2separate but equal facilities are unconstitutional6 sets
3supreme court case which led to the eventual desegregation of schools in 1954.6 sets
41954 case that overturned separate but equal standard of discrimination in education.4 sets
5this case tested the idea of "separate but equal" in education4 sets
6this decision said that separate but equal was illegal because it violated the 14th amendment4 sets
7segregation in tokeka's school prevented her from attending an all-white school3 sets
8separate educational facilities were held to be "inherently unequal"3 sets
9made segregation illegal in public schools.3 sets
1014th amendment negates "separate but equal" doctrine in public/taxpayer supported schools; this historic case overturns plessy v. ferguson and 100 years of jim crow laws2 sets
11court found that segregation was a violation of the equal protection clause "separate but equal" has no place2 sets
12supreme court case that decided that segregation was not okay2 sets
13supreme court case that ruled seperate schools for whites and blacks wer unequel-thus unconsitutional2 sets
14supreme court case that overturned plessy v. ferguson; made segregation illegal in schools2 sets
15the 1954 supreme court decision that struck down the "separate but equal" doctrine as fundamentally unequal. this case eliminated state power to use race as a criterion of discrimination in law and provided the national government with the power to intervene by exercising strict regulatory policies against discriminatory actions2 sets
16segregated schools can never be equal2 sets
17the 1954 supreme court decision holding that school segregation in topeka, kans., was inherently unconstitutional because it violated the fourteenth amendment's guarantee of equal protection. this case marked the end of legal segregation in the united states.2 sets
18segregation of schools denied black children equal opportunities; supreme court desegregated the schools2 sets
19the decision in this case overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine and said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.2 sets
20a tremendous step in the direction of equal rights for all citizens.2 sets
21segregation in schools - overturned plessy v. ferguson1 set
22the 1954 case in which the u.s. supreme court overtuned the seperate-but-equal doctrine and ruled unanimously that segregated schools violated the fourteenth admendment.1 set
23was a lawsuit that endedation segregation1 set
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25held that school segregation was unconstitutional because it violated the equal protection clause in the fourteenth amendment1 set
26court decision that overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine and stated that segregation could not be allowed in public schools.1 set
27overturned the "seperate but equal clause" and desegragated schools.1 set
28a supreme court case where the justices ruled that the "seperate but equal" doctrine did not apply to schooling and that all schools had to desegregate "with all deliberate speed." this was the beginning of desegregation and integration.1 set
291954 supreme court decision that ruled separate schools for different races are illegal1 set
30decision included all 5 school cases; chief justice earl warren; may 17, 1954; court declared segregated public schools a violation of the constitution; educational segregation violated equal protection clause of 14th amendment; sociological and psychological affects of segregated schools1 set
31supreme court decision that ended school segregation (separate white and black schools).1 set
32seperate but equal was inherently unequal1 set
33topeka, kansas- 1954 linda brown walked 21 blocks to get to her black school while white school was 4 blocks denied her admission. "separate but equal" education is unconstitutional1 set
34de-segregation of public schools.1 set
35struck down the separate but equal rule1 set
36the supreme court case that ruled segregation of public schools unconstitutional1 set
37case in which a young girl's family and the naacp sued to allow her to go to a close white school instead of the black school across town1 set
381954 supreme court case that brought about the end of legal segregation in public schools.1 set
39case involving school segregation1 set
401954; public schools must intergrate "with all delibrate speed"1 set