1954

Bolling v. Sharpe

Washington, D.C., DC

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On the same day as Brown v. Board, the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in District of Columbia public schools violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment[3][10]. The Court held that segregated schools in the capital were inherently unequal, incorporating Equal Protection principles against the …

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