This Sunday will mark the 55th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the case that ruled that "separate but equal" schools were unconstitutional, striking down legal segregation in the U.S.

Fifty-five years after Brown, most American children still go to segregated schools, with students of color more likely to attend schools in poorer districts that lack resources, such as highly trained teachers and advanced placement classes.  In addition, a disproportionate number of the 1.2 million students that drop out of high school each year are students of color.

In this video recorded for the 50th anniversary of Brown, civil rights icon and LCCR Chairperson Dorothy I. Height discusses the importance of Brown and the challenges that we still face in realizing the dream of a high-quality education for all American children.