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General Rule of Law: Students of any color should be able to attend any public school of their
choosing.
Procedure Summary:
Plaintiffs: Oliver Brown (P), and four other plaintiffs from four other suits,
State Trial Court Decision: Held for Board of Education Topeka, Kansas (D)
Supreme Court Decision: Oliver Brown (P), and other students of color
Facts: This case was a consolidation of four different suits that took place in four different states
by the Nation Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In each case an
African American student was denied admission to an all-white public school. This was
permitted under laws which allowed segregation under race. Brown (P) claimed that segregation
deprived students of color of equal protection under the 14th amendment. Brown then filed a
class action suit, consolidating cases from four other states (Virginia, South Carolina, Delaware,
and Kansas) against the Board of Education (D) in a federal district court in Kansas.
Issue: Does segregation based on race deprive students of color equal educational opportunities,
Holding and Decision: Yes. The court viewed public education as one of the most important
and valuable services that state and local governments have to offer. The courts believed that
education had a huge bearing on the future success of each student of color, and that the
opportunity to be educated must be equal to each student. The courts stated that segregation has a
profound and detrimental effect on the hearts and minds of students of color. Chief Justice Earl
Warren ordered that the district courts and local school authorities take steps to integrate public
Comment: This case paved the way for the desegregating of public schools in the United States.
https://legaldictionary.net/brown-v-board-of-education/
Duignan, B. (2018, January 22). Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. Retrieved February