There were quite a few US Supreme Court cases outlawing segregation. The two people are most familiar with are Brown v. Board of Education, (1954), which declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, and Browder v. Gayle,(1956), which declared segregation on buses unconstitutional, and ended the year-long Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Unfortunately, African-Americans did not gain civil rights protection as the result of a single case, but through a long, continuing battle in the courts and legislature.
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The May 17,1954 Supreme Court decision banning segregation in schools effectively banned segregation in other public facilities although it took some time before integration in other areas was accomplished. On November 13, 1956 segregation on buses was ruled unconstitutional.
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The 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation in public accommodations under the "separate-but-equal" doctrine. The Supreme Court voted 7-1 (with one abstention). Justice John M. Harlan cast the dissenting vote.The doctrine was overturned 58 years later by the 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education.
The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson is what provided constitutional justification for segregation. Segregation in public schools was outlawed in another Supreme Court ruling in 1954.
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The important 1954 Supreme Court ruling that banned racial segregation in public schools was Brown v. Board of Education. The Court unanimously held that racial segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This landmark decision challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).
The Supreme court ruled out the teaching of religion in public schools and segregation.
The May 17,1954 Supreme Court decision banning segregation in schools effectively banned segregation in other public facilities although it took some time before integration in other areas was accomplished. On November 13, 1956 segregation on buses was ruled unconstitutional.
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The solution to segregation was to pass laws that made de-segregation mandatory. The laws banned any separations on the ground of race in public facilities.
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segregation in public schools was against the constitution
The Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education was about racial segregation in public schools. The court cased declared this segregation unconstitutional.
The 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation in public accommodations under the "separate-but-equal" doctrine. The Supreme Court voted 7-1 (with one abstention). Justice John M. Harlan cast the dissenting vote.The doctrine was overturned 58 years later by the 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education.
The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson is what provided constitutional justification for segregation. Segregation in public schools was outlawed in another Supreme Court ruling in 1954.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned segregation in public places. It gave the Attorney General the authority to bring lawsuits to protect the Constitutionally guaranteed rights of citizens to equal access to public institutions and public education.
The act outlawed segregation in businesses such as theaters, restaurants, and hotels. It banned discriminatory practices in employment and ended segregation in public places such as swimming pools, libraries, and public schools