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Brown v Board Desegregation Ruling

United States · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1954

Dwight David Eisenhower17 May 1954

Washington · Government / Republican Party Government

The Supreme Court rules segregated public schools unconstitutional, creating a major civil-rights challenge for the administration.

Names involved

Dwight David Eisenhower

Provenance

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