In the mid-twentieth century, persistent black initiatives forced a reformulation of public policies in education.

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During the mid-twentieth century, persistent efforts by African Americans, including legal challenges and public protests, significantly contributed to the reformulation of public policies in education, most notably leading to the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) which declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.

In the Mid-Twentieth Century, Persistent Black Initiatives Forced a Reformulation