The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the "separate but equal" concept prevalent in bi-racial communities. In the case, Oliver Brown sues the Board of Education of Topeka, Kan., to allow his daughter to attend the white school near their home. Chief Justice Earl Warren's unanimous decision in Brown vs. Board of Education finds de jure segregation violates the 14th Amendment. The decision leads to more than a decade of struggle in school districts segregated under local laws, some since Reconstruction.

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