The document summarizes the history of school desegregation in the United States, beginning with key court cases like Roberts v. City of Boston in 1848 and Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857. It then discusses the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. Implementation of desegregation plans faced significant resistance from states and local communities. The document also examines modern levels of ongoing school segregation despite decades of efforts toward integration.