“In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the State has undertaken to provide it, is a right that must be made available to all on equal terms.”

— Earl Warren

Writing for the court, Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
1950s

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