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De-segregation of American Schools

Historical Context Note

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On 17 May, racial segregation in public schools unanimously ruled unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "De-segregation of American Schools". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1502, accessed 09 June 2026.]

1502 De-segregation of American Schools 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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