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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Thurgood Marshall argues before the Supreme Court that segregated public schools in the south were not equal and were harmful to students. The Supreme Court reached a unanimous decision in agreement with Thurgood Marshall. -
Greensboro Sit-ins
Four black students at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University stage a sit-in protest at a lunch counter to protest segregation in the department store. -
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
This supreme court case dealt with busing students to promote integration into public schools, to prevent the segregation of students based on geographic proximity to schools. In 2002 the "School Choice Plan" assignment policy let students choose to stay at their neighborhood schools, or rank their top choices or schools. -
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Desegregation Peaks
Desegregation in the classrom peaks in the 1980s. Schools in the south were among the most integrated in the nation. -
Board of Regents of UC
The Board of Regents of the University of California voted to remove "race, religion, sex, color, ethnicity, and national origin" as consideration factors for admission. -
Enactment of No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act takes effect in 2002. -
Studies show deeper segregation in 2010s
The Civil Rights project releases studies showing that African-American and Latino students are more likely to attend schools where a racial minority makes up more than 50% of the student population.
