Brown v. Board of Education

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

A landmark, unanimous (9-0) decision of the U.S. Supreme Court wherein the Court ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional, and that "separate but equal" educational facilities allowed by state statute were inherently unequal and unconstitutional, in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Further Reading

For more detailed information, see our related Constitutional Law terms:

• Article III of the U.S. Constitution
• Executive Powers
• Proportionality in Punishment
• Inherent Powers
• Equal Protection of the Law