LAD #30- Brown vs. Board of Education

This case was groundbreaking in the new wave of Civil Rights activists. It overturned the earlier ruling of Plessy vs. Fergusen, stating that it was legal for things to be ‘separate but equal.’ However, it was ruled that because they were separate, they were inherently unequal. The victory for Civil Rights activists helped to pave the way for many new Civil Rights Bills to be passed. However, not everyone accepted this new ruling; many people wanted segregation to remain in the schools.