Massachusetts law banning school segregation (1855)

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:category gptkb:Civil_rights_law
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1855
gptkbp:effect prohibited separate schools for Black and white children
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Massachusetts_Legislature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts law banning school segregation (1855)
gptkbp:influenced later civil rights legislation
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Roberts_v._City_of_Boston
gptkbp:location gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:purpose ban racial segregation in public schools
gptkbp:significance first law in the United States to ban school segregation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roberts_v._City_of_Boston
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7