Brown v. Board Slip Opinion, 1953
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content: 1953 10
notes: label: Description
content: Though not guaranteed by the Constitution, Americans have largely agreed that an educated citizenry is a requirement for a healthy democracy. The more controversial question was: should it and can it be equal and open to all?
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content: On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that public schools segregated by race were unconstitutional, stating “in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place.” Through their decision, the Court entered into the ongoing debate of whether education should be a right of every citizen.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Education
label: general subject association
content: civil rights
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content: Political Campaigns
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content: Political History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
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content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0200.002
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content: 2015.0200
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content: 2015.0200.002
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content: slip opinion court case
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/8 in x 6 in; 23.17826 cm x 15.24 cm