Brown v. Board of Education

Brown v. Board of Education


Legal Citation: 347 U.S. 483 (1954)

Appellants
Several parents of African American children of elementary school age in Topeka, Kansas

Appellee
Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

Appellants' Claim
That the segregation of white and African American children in the public schools of Topeka solely on the basis of race denied the African American children equal protection under the law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.

Chief Lawyers for Appellants
Robert L....

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