Question

In 1954, the Supreme Court in Query 1
overturned the decision in Query 2
. The court held that segregation was inherently unequal and a violation of the Query 3
, and was therefore prohibited in public institutions.

Answer 1

In 1954, the Supreme Court in **Brown v. Board of Education** overturned the decision in **Plessy v. Ferguson**. The court held that segregation was inherently unequal and a violation of the **Equal Protection Clause** of the Fourteenth Amendment, and was therefore prohibited in public institutions.