#HST3107

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States of America, led by chief justice Earl Warren, decided that the doctrine of "separate but equal" was inherently unconstitutional. The decision struck down segregation of American schools and set the stage for desegregation of public facilities throughout the United States. This decision is marked as the beginning of the civil rights-era in "master narrative" readings of the movement's history.