Segregation, in the dictionary, is defined as the act or process of being separated from others of the same kind (Webster 1058). In United States history, the segregation of blacks and whites has been a major issue. The Supreme Court records are filled with many cases dealing with issues of race, discrimination, and segregation. Two of these cases stand out among the rest. Their controversy was common but their rulings were great steps in the fight …showed first 75 words of 891 total…

…showed last 75 words of 891 total…C. Summaries of Leading Cases on the Constitution. New Jersey. Littlefield, Adams, and Co. 1974. Pages 46-47, 258- 259. Brickman, William W., and Stanley Lehrer. Eds. The Countdown On Segregated Education. New York. Society for the Advancement of Education. 1960. Pages 7, 11, 40. Cushman, Robert E. Leading Constitutional Decisions. 12th ed. New York. Appleton-Century-Crofts. 1963. Pages 251-252. "Segregation." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. 1999. Zirkel, Perry A. A Digest of Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Education. Indiana. Phi Delta Kappa. 1978. Pages 76-77, 80-82.