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Why were some schools still segregated in 1960 even though the Supreme Court had ruled that segregation was unconstitutional in 1954?
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What did the supreme court decided in 1954?
that segregation in schools was against the constitutionThat there should not be separate schools for black and white studentsThat schools should be desegregated.
Which of the followeing did the most to expand civil rights in the 1950's?
The Supreme Court decision declaring state mandate schools segregation to be unconstitutional.
When did the federal Interstate Commerce ban segregation on interstate trains and buses?
The May 17,1954 Supreme Court decision banning segregation in schools effectively banned segregation in other public facilities although it took some time before integration in other areas was accomplished. On November 13, 1956 segregation on buses was ruled unconstitutional.
What Is the Supreme Court case that banned segregation in public accommodations?
There were quite a few US Supreme Court cases outlawing segregation. The two people are most familiar with are Brown v. Board of Education, (1954), which declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, and Browder v. Gayle,(1956), which declared segregation on buses unconstitutional, and ended the year-long Montgomery Bus Boycott.Unfortunately, African-Americans did not gain civil rights protection as the result of a single case, but through a long, continuing battle in the courts and legislature.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
What provided constitutional justification for segregation for almost sixty years?
The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson is what provided constitutional justification for segregation. Segregation in public schools was outlawed in another Supreme Court ruling in 1954.
