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Plessy V. Ferguson
The supreme court found that segregation was legal in public places in America stated the "seperate but equal" mentality. -
Cumming v. Richmond (Ga.) County Board of Education
The Supreme Court allows a state to levy taxes on black and white citizens alike while providing a public school for white children only. -
Berea College v. Kentucky
The Supreme Court upholds a state's authority to require a private college to operate on a segregated basis despite the wishes of the school. -
Gong Lum V. Rice
The Supreme Court finds that states possess the right to define a Chinese student as non-white for the purpose of segregating public schools. -
Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada
The Supreme Court rules the practice of sending black students out of state for legal training when the state provides a law school for whites within its borders does not fulfill the state's "separate but equal" obligation. The Court orders Missouri's all-white law school to grant admission to an African American student. -
Westminster School District V. Mendez
In a precursor to the Brown case, a federal appeals court strikes down segregated schooling for Mexican American and white students. -
Sweatt v. Painter
The Supreme Court rejects Texas' plan to create a new law school for black students rather than admit an African American to the state's whites-only law school. -
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
The Supreme Court holds that the policy of isolating a black student from his peers within a white law school is unconstitutional. -
Bolling v. Sharpe
The Court rules that the federal government is under the same duty as the states and must desegregate the Washington, D.C., schools. -
Brown V. Board of Education
One of the most historical court cases especially in terms of education was Brown v Board of Education of Topeka. This case took on segregation within school systems, or the separation of white and black students within public schools. Up until this case, many states had laws establishing separate schools for white students and another for black students. This landmark case made those laws unconstitutional.It overturned the Plessy V. Feguson ruling. -
Little Rock Nine
On this day the members of the Little Rock Nine successfully entered the school for the first time. This came three weeks after their first attempt to enter.