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Brown's Legacy: The Promises and Pitfalls of Judicial Relief
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Merritt, Deborah Jones – Negro Educational Review, The, 2005
"Brown v. Board of Education" (1954) is one of the greatest achievements of the American judicial system. It decisively declared racial segregation in the schools unconstitutional, inaugurating the modern civil rights era. In addition to advancing equality, "Brown" initiated a new type of judicial decision making. After…
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