A DAY TO REMEMBER:

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Brown v Board of Education was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court declared that segregation of students in public schools violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
 
This ruling paved the way for integration and was a major victory of the civil rights movement. 

The Warren Court's unanimous decision was handed down on May 17, 1954 in which the Court stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."

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60 years ago
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 *** enacted July 2, 1964 is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the U.S. that outlawed discrimination based on race,color, religion, sex, or national origin.  It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public.

***Powers given to enforce the act were initially weak, but were supplemented during later years.

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50 years ago           

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