Long ago, parts of our country had segregation. That means that black people were kept apart from white people. Black people couldn’t go to the same schools, live in the same neighborhoods, or eat in the same restaurants as white people.
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When things are equal, one group of people is not treated better or worse than another. They both get the same things. These children go to the same school. That is equal.
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Trials take place in court. Judges decide on important things, such as whether to change a law.
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The most important court in our country. It can change laws. Thurgood Marshall was on the court for 24 years.