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African American

lastlib

(23,142 posts) Tue May 17, 2016, 12:15 PM May 2016

May 17, 1954:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brown-v-board-of-ed-is-decided

A milestone on the road to justice.

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May 17, 1954: (Original Post) lastlib May 2016 OP

thanks so much for this HISTORIC reminder rurallib May 2016 #1

and one reason why the SC argument is a big reason for voting dem for many minorities JI7 May 2016 #4

And guess what Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #2

WOW lastlib May 2016 #3

Amazing in a bad way, huh? SusanCalvin May 2016 #5

rurallib

(62,373 posts)

1. thanks so much for this HISTORIC reminder

Reply to lastlib (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2016, 12:39 PM

May 2016

This should be a holiday or at least celebrated with some form of remembrance.

The crown jewel in the NAACP's strategy to use the courts to dismantle segregation.