What was the decision of the Supreme Court in 1954?
The Supreme Court's decision in 1954 ruled that segregation in public schools
was unconstitutional. The case, known as Brown v. Board of Education, was a
landmark decision that overturned the doctrine of "separate but equal" as it
applied to public education. The court declared that separating children on the
basis of race created an inherently unequal education system and violated the
Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection under the law. The
decision was a major victory for the civil rights movement and marked a
turning point in the struggle for racial equality in America.