Brown v. Board of Education was a case that took place in 1954. This case began by Oliver Brown, a parent who's African-American child was denied to go a white school in Topeka, Kansas. This was allowed to happen because the Plessy v. Ferguson case ruled that schools can be segregated as long as all people were equal, but in the 1900s, civil rights activist were fighting back. After being dismissed by the state, Brown made a claim to the Supreme Court. The Court decided that the segregation of students in public schools went against the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Brown v. Board of Education was determined to be one of the Supreme Courts best decisions because it was the beginning of desegregation of the nation.
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PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 02 May 2015. <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html>.