The Brown v Board decision, 70 years later

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed segregation in public schools. Here’s how that landmark decision reverberates 70 years later.

The legacy of Brown v. Board of Education in Georgia

Their stories: The children and teachers who integrated Georgia’s schools

Newspaper clippings: How the 1954 Brown decision was covered in Atlanta

Photos: How Atlanta Public Schools integrated in 1961

Ralph McGill from 1953: One Day It Will Be Monday

Perspective: How the AJC, then 2 newspapers, handled the civil rights movement