The civil rights movement was propelled forward when racial segregation was seen as violating the equal protection clause when the Supreme Court was headed by which of the following judges?

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The civil rights movement gained momentum when the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren, ruled in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional and violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. The other justices listed (Marshall, Roberts, Burger, Rehnquist) either served after Warren or had different roles in regards to the civil rights movement.

The Civil Rights Movement Was Propelled Forward When Racial Segregation