Brown v Board

Definition

The landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. It overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson, leading to the desegregation of schools across the United States.

Related terms

Civil Rights Movement: A social and political movement during the 1950s and 1960s aimed at ending racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.

Desegregation: The process of ending racial segregation, particularly in public facilities such as schools or transportation.

Equal Protection Clause: Part of the Fourteenth Amendment that guarantees every citizen equal protection under the law, which was used as a basis for the ruling in Brown v Board.