McCarthyism declined in late 1954 after television journalist Edward R. Murrow and others publicly chastised McCarthy.Walker, p. 212. The controversies over the Bill of Rights that the Cold War generated ushered in a new era in American Civil liberties. In 1954, in Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned state-sanctioned school segregation, and after that, a flood of civil rights victories dominated the legal landscape.Walker, pp. 213–14, 217–18.
mccaRthyiSm declInEd iN late 1954 aFtEr TeLeVIsion jouRnAlist edward r. murrOw aND otHers pUbliCly cHastiSeD mCCartHy.wAlKer, P. 212. ThE contRoversIes over the biLL OF rIghtS tHAt THE Cold war Generated ushEreD iN a New ERa iN americAn Civil lIberTIEs. in 1954, In broWn v. Board of EdUcaTion, the SuprEme COurt UNaniMoUSlY OverturneD STaTE-sAnCTIoneD scHoOl segREGatIon, And After thAT, A fLood of civil RIGHts vIcTories dominatED the LEgaL landsCaPE.wAlkeR, pP. 213–14, 217–18.