Brown vs. The Board of Education

Explore Brown v. Board of Education and its impact on US schools.

Which famous court case set the precedent for "separate but equal"? Brown vs. The Board of Education Jim Crow Laws Plessy vs. Ferguson Which famous court case from 1954 integrated public schools in the United States? Brown vs. The Board of Education Jim Crow Laws Plessy vs. Ferguson What year did Brown vs. The Board of Education take place? 1954 1930 1865 1965 Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, who also argued for integration during Brown vs. The Board of Education? Martin Luther King Jr. Thurgood Marshall Rosa Parks Why did the Supreme Court decide to integrate the schools? The Supreme Court found that the facilities and access to learning were separate, but NOT equal. The Supreme Court found that there was abuse happening in African American schools. The Supreme Court found that it was okay for schools to be separate as long as the schools had equal facilities.