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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.
—Chief Justice Earl Warren, 1954
Brown v. Board of Education