On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled segregation in public education unconstitutional. Without exception, segregated educational facilities were declared unequal. The pivotal Brown v. Board of Education ruling paved the way for integration. | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which deemed segregation in public schools unconstitutional. Learn more about the landmark ruling: https://comca.st/3nzm4Gu | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement

Brown v. Board Was 1954—But Schools Stayed Segregated for Decades" On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." Chief Justice Earl Warren's decision declared school segregation unconstitutional. It was hailed as a civil rights milestone. But the celebration was premature. Twenty years later, in 1974, Boston's schools were still completely segregated. Federal Judge W. Arthur Garrity found the Bos