In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court . upheld the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
made segregation in all public accommodations illegal
concluded that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal
established the doctrine of "separate but equal"

By the end of the 1800s, there was a change in the nature of the immigrants coming to the united states. immigration from northern europe—england, ireland, germany, and scandinavia—declined, while immigration from italy, russia, and austria-hungary grew. in fact, between 1900 and 1910, more than three-fourths of all immigrants came from these three countries. unfortunately, these countries were far removed england, the home of our founders, and the immigrants who came from them had a hard time adjusting to life in their new country.