BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION

Brown V. Board of Education

Brown V. Board of Education

Introduction

Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka is a judgment of the Supreme Court of the United States, delivered on 17 May, 1954. It is usually referred to simply as Brown v. Board of Education.

Brown declares racial segregation as unconstitutional in public schools. The judgment is probably the most important decisions of the Warren court. While technically, the Brown decision applies only to the public education system of the States, stopping Bolling v. Sharpe US 349 497 (1954), less known, is delivered the same ...