This Day in History: Segregated public schools ruled unconstitutional

Published: May 17, 2026 at 7:50 PM EDT

(WDBJ) - May 17, 1954:

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional.

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