Civil Rights Media Map</a> to compare how different newspapers covered the ruling.)<br /> <br /> It takes nearly 20 years for American public schools to fully desegregate, but this ruling not only begins the school integration process but jump-starts the civil rights movement in general.</p> " /> Brown v. Board of Education | NewseumED Skip Navigation
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Brown v. Board of Education

Event Date May 17, 1954

The Supreme Court determines "separate education facilities are inherently unequal." The decision encourages activists to pressure schools to integrate.

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