Brown v. Board of Education (court case)

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) was a landmark Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. It challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which allowed racial segregation. The Court found that segregated schools were inherently unequal, harming African American children and violating the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. This decision was pivotal in the Civil Rights Movement, leading to the desegregation of schools across the United States and setting a precedent for challenging segregation and discrimination in various aspects of life.