Before the 1950s, schools in many parts of the country were segregated because it was mandated by law. What kind of segregation is this?

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De jure segregation refers to segregation that is mandated by law, and this is exactly what was happening in schools before the 1950s. The Supreme Court's landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) declared that such segregation was unconstitutional, and marked the beginning of efforts to eliminate it across the country.

Before the 1950s, Schools in Many Parts of the Country