The court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and ruled that 'separate but equal' facilities were not constitutional. A second case in 1955 required that desegregation proceed 'with all deliberate speed' but Southern schools were notoriously slow in complying; it was not until 1970 that a majority had complied with the ruling.

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1. The court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and ruled that 'separate but equal' facilities were not constitutional. A second case in 1955 required that desegregation proceed 'with all deliberate speed' but Southern schools were notoriously slow in complying; it was not until 1970 that a majority had complied with the ruling.