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....
Source: Great American Court Cases, ©1999 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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