Sentences with phrase «overturning racial segregation in public schools»

Here is a sampling of events marking the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the May 17, 1954, U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning racial segregation in public schools.

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It comes at a time when the nation is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which overturned laws enacting racial segregation in public schools.