The Brown v. Board of Education case was significant because it ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional and was one step closer to ending segregation.
During this time, the premise "separate but equal" was huge. Many white people tried using this to justify their racism, as almost everything was segregated during this time. Just some of the things that were segregated between blacks and whites were restrooms, restaurants, water fountains, and schools.
Since blacks and whites had separate schools, this often meant that black children had to walk way more in order to get to their segregated schools, this started to officially prove that "separate but equal" was false. This ended up being a court case, eventually going to the Supreme Court. It was ruled that separate facilities are unequal and outlawed having segregated schools, in every state.
