EPISODE · May 17, 2026 · 1 MIN
May 17 - Brown v. Board of Education
from Labor History in 2:00 · host The Rick Smith Show
Today in Labor History, May 17, the year was 1954. That was the day the Supreme Court handed down their decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. In the unanimous decision the court declared that racial segregation in public education was illegal.
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Today in Labor History, May 17, the year was 1954. That was the day the Supreme Court handed down their decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. In the unanimous decision the court declared that racial segregation in public education was illegal.
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