Mr. Chief Justice Warren delivered the opinion of the Court...

“We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.”

Description + Context:​ Excerpt from Chief Justice Earl Warren’s Supreme Court ruling in ​Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka I​ on May 17, 1954