1. Brown v. Board of Education – 1954 (7/10 points)
Movie: Separate but Equal, 1991.
The Supreme Court declared separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. This was yet another pivotal case concerning racism which had a huge effect, in one way, by ruling out Plessy v. Ferguson, also one of the 11 Most Famous Court Cases in America.
So much has been determined throughout American history by just these few trials. The 11 Most Famous Court Cases in America have certainly made our country what it is today.
