Brown v. Board of Education | Enquirer historic front pages from May 18

Take a look back at history through the front pages of The Cincinnati Enquirer. Every day we look at 10 pages that show the local, national and international headlines.

Today’s pages cover news reported in The Enquirer on May 18 in years ranging from 1954 to 2012. Headlines included the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954 that outlawed segregated schools, the University of Cincinnati campus stayed closed over war protests in 1970 and Baltimore was interested in the Bengals in 1996.

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May 18, 1954

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May 18, 1959

18 May 1959, Mon The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 18, 1963

18 May 1963, Sat The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 18, 1966

18 May 1966, Wed The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 18, 1970

18 May 1970, Mon The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 18, 1988

18 May 1988, Wed The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 18, 1992

18 May 1992, Mon The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 18, 1996

18 May 1995, Thu The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 18, 2002

18 May 2002, Sat The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 18, 2012

18 May 2012, Fri The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

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