Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
1822
AUTHOR:
Earl Warren, Chief Justice, US Supreme Court
QUOTATION:
To separate [children] from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.
ATTRIBUTION:
Unanimous opinion in Brown v Board of Education of Topeka that declared segregated schools unconstitutional, 17 May 54
