Opinion in Brown v Board of Education 1951pg 1 & 2 Poster

August 31, 1951 Creator(s): U.S. District Court for the First (Topeka) Division of the District of Kansas. (06/09/1890 - ) Brown v. Board of Education, Implementation Decree; May 31, 1955; Records of the Supreme Court of the United States; Record Group 267; National Archives. In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signalled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the "separate but equal" principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case. Image reproduction rights can be found in the link near the bottom of this description. Sign up to Mr. Rebates for FREE and save 12% on any zazzle order in addition to a $5.00 sign up bonus All Rights Reserved; without: prejudice, recourse or notice (U.C.C. 1-308) Image Reproduction Rights: http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/5669349089/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/5669349209/sizes/m/in/photostream/ http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=87 "brown v. board of education" law "court case" segregation "separate but equal" "black history" "black history month" "plessy v ferguson" "supreme court" "supreme court case" "legal opinion" law "american law" "legal system" "justice system" "judicial system" "national archives" "board of education" "board of education of topeka" "brown v. board of education of topeka" 1951 "school segregation" "civil rights" "civil rights movement"