Today in 1954 the Supreme Court declared public school segregation unconstitutional

[Tx4obama]

Brown v. Board of Education

Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which allowed state-sponsored segregation. Handed down on May 17, 1954, the Warren Court's unanimous (9–0) decision stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." As a result, de jure racial segregation was ruled a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. This ruling paved the way for integration and was a major victory of the civil rights movement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v_board_of_education

On a related note: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022850944

[joeybee12]

1. KNR...and teabaggers still don't know what this means...