Question

What did the Brown v. Board of Education decision do?

Answer 1

In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the "separate but equal" principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case.

Answer 2

It was a supreme court decision which held that "separate is not equal"