"We lived in a mixed neighborhood, but when school time came, I would have to take the bus and go clear across town, and the white children I played with would go to this other school." -Linda Brown, reflecting on her life as a nine year old.
The United States Supreme Court's landmark civil-rights decision in 1954, regarding Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, began with Linda, and her father, Oliver.
Ruling: State-sanctioned segregation of public schools is a violation of the 14th amendment, therefore unconstitutional.
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