The Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. This talks about the case.

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The Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. This talks about the case.
The Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas <Tab/>In the early 1950's, segregation in schools was a normal part of American culture. In Topeka, Kansas, a young African American third grader, named Linda Brown, wanted to enroll in an all white elementary school. The school she was attending at the time, was far away from her home, and this all white elementary school, was just around the corner. However, …showed first 75 words of 579 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 579 total…struck down the "separate but not equal" doctrine of Plessy for public education, in favor of the plaintiff's. It also declared the mandatory segregation that existed in the 21 states unconstitutional. I think that this was a giant step towards complete desegregation of public schools. This was also a huge step in the equality of African American people, and even though, this was still a long way from being totally solved, it would soon become apparent.

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