History GCSE
Supreme Court rulings and legal change
What Supreme Court rulings and legal change means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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The Supreme Court declared segregated schools unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, and its role in civil rights campaigns contributed to improving civil rights.
Topics that use Supreme Court rulings and legal change
- The USA 1945–1974: The People and the State (J410/07) - Civil Rights in the USA 1954–1964 (OCR GCSE)
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