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14th Amendment ratified
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
established "separate but equal" doctrine that would become constitutional basis for segregation. -
Gong Lum vs. Rice
Mississippi school district requires Chinese-American girl to attend a segregated black school rather than a white school. -
The NAACP Begins challenging segregation in graduate and secondary schools.
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State of Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada
Supreme court ruled in favor of Lloyd Gaines, a black student who had been refused admission to University of Missouri law school. This case set a precedent for other states to attempt to "equalize" Black school facilities. -
Briggs v. Elliot
Briggs v. Elliott became one of the cases consolidated by the Supreme Court into Brown v. Board of Education. -
Brown v. Board of Education to Trial
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Brown v. Board of Education filed
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Brown vs. Board ruling
The Court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, and declared that racial segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment.