Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court Case
Definition
This was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.
Analogy
Think of this like a game where everyone is supposed to have an equal chance at winning, but some players are given faulty equipment. The Supreme Court stepped in and said, "No, everyone must have the same quality equipment (education) to ensure fair play."
Related terms
Segregation: The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.
Desegregation: The process of ending systematic racial segregation.
Plessy v. Ferguson: A 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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