Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark Supreme Court case in the United States that had a profound impact on the Civil Rights Movement and the struggle for racial equality. The case was a consolidation of five separate cases from different states and was decided on May 17, 1954.

The court's unanimous decision declared racial segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established by the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case. The ruling stated that segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race deprived minority children of equal educational opportunities and violated the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection clause.

The Brown v. Board of Education decision was a major turning point in the fight against racial segregation and discrimination in the United States. It set a legal precedent for desegregation in all areas of society and paved the way for further civil rights victories in the years to come.

The case was a significant victory for the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and its legal team, led by Thurgood Marshall, who later became the first African American Supreme Court Justice. Brown v. Board of Education remains one of the most important and impactful Supreme Court cases in American history and continues to be celebrated as a milestone in the struggle for racial equality.