History glossary
Brown vs Board of Education
the 1954 Supreme Court case that rejected racial segregation in public schools.
- Category
- Civil rights
- Region
- United States
- Date range
- 1954–1968
What it means
Named for a lawsuit from Topeka, Kansas, the case combined several school segregation challenges. The Supreme Court ruled that separate public schools violated equal protection. A follow-up decision in 1955 addressed implementation but allowed delay.
