Biden says Brown v. Board of Education ruling was about more than education
WASHINGTON (AP) — The landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling that desegregated schools was about more than just race in education, President Joe Biden said Friday as he commemorated the 70th anniversary of the decision. It was about the promise of America, he said — that it is “big enough for everyone to succeed.”
“The work of building a democracy ... worthy of our dreams starts with opening the doors of opportunity for everyone, without exception,” Biden told Black leaders at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. “Education is linked to freedom.”
The Topeka, Kansas, case, Brown v. Board of Education, determined that separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional. While progress has been made, much more needs to be done, Biden said. And he contended that Donald Trump and his allies are seeking to roll back that progress.
Related articles
- Israel’s defense minister said Monday the military would expand its operations in the southern Gaza2024-05-21
The proof going vegan ISN'T better for you? Study finds plant
Going vegan won't improve your health, an experiment suggests.Researchers have discovered plant-base2024-05-21China's top political advisory body holds 3rd plenary meeting of annual session
The third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People2024-05-21Meet Donald Trump's glamorous right
Donald Trump certainly knows how to make an entrance, but on the first day of his hush money crimina2024-05-21Iran helicopter crash that killed President Raisi could reverberate across the Middle East
JERUSALEM (AP) — The helicopter crash in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreig2024-05-21Xi meets Merieux Foundation president and his wife
Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with President of the Merieux Foundation Alain Merieux at the Gre2024-05-21
atest comment