Original: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka , 347 U.S. 483 (/O1954/O) , was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students and denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional .
Simplified: Brown versus Board of Education (/O1954/O) ( full name Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka , Kansas ) was an important law case in the United States .