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1Brown v. Board of Educationby Laura_084 termsFebruary 19, 2007
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1supreme court case which led to the eventual desegregation of schools in 1954.6 sets
2separate but equal facilities are unconstitutional6 sets
3this decision said that separate but equal was illegal because it violated the 14th amendment4 sets
4this case tested the idea of "separate but equal" in education4 sets
51954 case that overturned separate but equal standard of discrimination in education.4 sets
6made segregation illegal in public schools.3 sets
7separate educational facilities were held to be "inherently unequal"3 sets
8segregation in tokeka's school prevented her from attending an all-white school3 sets
91954) court ruled that seperate facilities were not equal. instructed integration. overruled plessy v. furgeson3 sets
10supreme court case that ruled seperate schools for whites and blacks wer unequel-thus unconsitutional2 sets
11the decision in this case overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine and said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.2 sets
1214th 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
13supreme court case that decided that segregation was not okay2 sets
14supreme court case that overturned plessy v. ferguson; made segregation illegal in schools2 sets
15segregated schools can never be equal2 sets
16the 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
17the 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
18a tremendous step in the direction of equal rights for all citizens.2 sets
19overturned the "seperate but equal clause" and desegragated schools.1 set
20a 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
21decision 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
22court decision that overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine and stated that segregation could not be allowed in public schools.1 set
231960s case that overturned plessy v. ferguson. "separate is inherently unequal"1 set
24overturned plessy v. ferguson. ruled that segregation was unconstitutional1 set
25the 1954 ruling which overturned plessy v. ferguson which desegregated public schoolsafter young black student linda brown was encouraged to take up a case because of her impractical forced commute.1 set
26the 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 discrimmination in law and provided the national government with the power to intervene by exercising strict regulatory policies against discriminatory actions1 set
27unanimous decision declaring "separate but equal" unconstitutional.1 set
28segregation in schools - overturned plessy v. ferguson1 set
29the 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
30supreme court decision declaring segregation of schools unconstitutional1 set
31case 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
32the supreme court case that ruled segregation of public schools unconstitutional1 set
33seperate but equal was inherently unequal1 set
341954; public schools must intergrate "with all delibrate speed"1 set
35case involving school segregation1 set
36was a lawsuit that endedation segregation1 set
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38supreme court decision that ended school segregation (separate white and black schools).1 set
39integration of public schools like little rock central high were a rsult of this 1954 supreme court case.1 set
401954 supreme court decision desegregated public schools; but slow to take effect and lack of presidential support1 set