The ruling in Brown v . Board of Education did not immediately end segregation in public schools because

Brown v. Board of Education ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, but the Court did not immediately set out a detailed plan or deadline for integrating schools. Its later instruction to proceed “with all deliberate speed” left room for delays and resistance. So the best answer is that the Supreme Court did not offer a new policy for immediate implementation.

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