PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1960S
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prohibited prayer in public schools on the grounds of separation of church and state
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legally upheld the doctrine of “separate but equal” educational facilities for blacks and whites
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clarified the constitutional rights of minors and restricted the rights of school administrators to set dress codes or otherwise infringe on students’ rights
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ordered the desegregation of public schools
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Detailed explanation-1: -On May 17, 1954, the Court declared that racial segregation in public schools violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, effectively overturning the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision mandating “separate but equal.” The Brown ruling directly affected legally segregated schools in twenty-one states.
Detailed explanation-2: -In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the “separate but equal” principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case.
Detailed explanation-3: -Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.