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How did the brown v. Board of education case differ from previous Supreme Court cases

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End of "Separate but Equal"

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Prior to Brown v. Board (1954), the United States Common law in place was set by Plessy v. Ferguson which allowed for "separate but equal" facilities based on race. Brown ended that.

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