This case overruled the doctrine established in Plessy v Ferguson of separate but equal.
In the unanimous opinion in this case, the Court drew comparisons to Sweatt v Painter, which lacked the "tangible factors" presented in this case. The cases of Gebhart v Ethel and Briggs v Elliot were combined with the namesake case in this decision. The attorney for the plaintiff argued that the Equal Protection Clause was violated due to the creation of an inferiority complex. This case overruled the doctrine established in Plessy v Ferguson of separate but equal. Name this landmark decision that ruled school segregation unconstitutional.
In the unanimous opinion in this case, the Court drew comparisons to Sweatt v Painter, which lacked the "tangible factors" presented in this case.
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, KS