Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
- Case
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Year
- 1954
- Area
- Constitutional law / Equality
- Summary
The US Supreme Court unanimously held that racial segregation of public schools violates equal protection — a turning point for civil rights and the principle of substantive equality.
- Holding
State-sanctioned racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional; "separate but equal" has no place in education — overruling Plessy v. Ferguson.