What year was Brown v. Board of Education decided?
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Brown v. Board of Education, a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case, declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, thereby overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case. This ruling marked a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement and paved the way for the desegregation of schools and the broader fight against racial discrimination in the United States.
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