Brown v. Board of Education spurred national civil rights movements nationally. This was because the supreme court ruled unanimously that racial segregation was ruled unconstitutional. Previous rulings indicated that it was allowed to be segregated as long as it was separate but equal. Brown filed this against the board in Topeka Kansas because her daughter was denied entrance in a white school. The court ruled that segregated schools are inherently unequal and therefore not allowed. This was a major pillar that fell to aid civil rights.