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'''Brown vs. Board of Education''' was the [[Landmark Supreme Court Cases|landmark]] 1954 decision that overturned the 1896 [[Plessy vs. Ferguson]] Supreme Court decision that had allowed "de jure" (legal) segregation and the system of [[Jim Crow]]. The Brown decision said it was unconstitutional for any state or city to operate segregated schools—that is, one set of public schools for whites, and one set for blacks.
'''''Brown v. Board of Education''''' was the [[Landmark Supreme Court Cases|landmark]] 1954 decision that overturned the 1896 [[Plessy vs. Ferguson]] Supreme Court decision that had allowed "de jure" (legal) segregation and the system of [[Jim Crow]]. The Brown decision said it was unconstitutional for any state or city to operate segregated schools—that is, one set of public schools for whites, and one set for blacks.
The lawsuit involved the Board of Education in Topeka, Kansas. It was brought by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, a small organization entirely separate from the much better known [[NAACP]]. Black lawyer [[Thurgood Marshall]] made the winning argument in court.
The lawsuit involved the Board of Education in Topeka, Kansas. It was brought by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, a small organization entirely separate from the much better known [[NAACP]]. Black lawyer [[Thurgood Marshall]] made the winning argument in court.