Court Case
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court decision holding that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
Year
1954
Impact
Positive
Status
Active
Party
Unknown
Era
Civil Rights Era
Impact Context
Overturned legal justification for school segregation and became a cornerstone of modern civil-rights law.
What This Policy Did
Overturned legal justification for school segregation and became a cornerstone of modern civil-rights law.
Evidence and Linked Records
Federal Black Maternal Health Equity Act
Critical • Idea • 1 linked bills
John Lewis Voting Access Restoration Act
Critical • Idea • 2 linked bills
Black Health Equity and Reparative Investment Act
High • Idea • 1 linked bills
Black Homeownership and Appraisal Fairness Act
High • Idea • 2 linked bills
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Sources
National Archives • Archive
Educational context page summarizing the ruling and its legal effect on school segregation.
National Archives • Archive
Archival teaching resource placing Brown within the longer sequence of segregation and legal challenge.