Map of the United States, showing school segregation laws before the Supreme Court case of <i>Brown v. Board of Education</i>.
<ul><li>Red means that segregation was required in that state.</li>
<li>Blue states either allowed segregation in schools, but did not require it, or segregation was limited.</li>
<li>Green states forbade segregation in schools.</li>
<li>Yellow states had no legislation regarding segregation in schools.</li></ul>
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